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1. Kommentare District of New Mexico Las Cruces NM for Plaintiff Appellee Case Outline Robert R Harris El Paso TX Melanie S Morgan Olathe KS for Defendant Appellant Petitions Briefs amp Filings Before KELLY Circuit Judge McWILLIAMS Senior Circuit Judge and O BRIEN Circuit Judge ResultsPlus View All Results Am Jur 2d Drugs and ORDER AND JUDGMENT Figure 5 7 Result of a search restricted to the attorney field You can also search for the names of law firms or law offices in the attorney field COURT FIELD You can use the court field co to restrict your Westlaw search to cases issued by a particular court or courts For example to restrict your search to cases issued by the highest courts of all states access the All State Cases database ALLSTATES and add co high to your query Connect the court field restriction to your Terms and Connectors query with the AND connector amp Searching by West Topic and Key Number When you have identified a topic and key number associated with the legal issue or concept you are researching you can run a search on Westlaw using that topic and key number to quickly retrieve cases involving the same legal issue or concept A topic and key number search does not require a field restricted format that is you do not need to include a field name or abbreviation as part of your search request The following is an example of a topic and key number search T
2. Expert Testimony qum o PriNt man ge Cus S Trial Motions Memoranda and Trial Court Orders Trial Fili m P 1 Neikirk v Resource Management Inc 2007 WL 5084690 Trial Order La Dist Ct Jun e 27 2007 Jury Instructions lu H 2 Louise Leblanc RUDESILL v Rae Fury TABARY 2005 WL 5086738 Trial Order La Dist Ct Dec 04 2005 TC P 3 BARHAM amp ARCENEAUX v Charles KOZAK and Mull amp Mull 2002 WL 34168403 Trial Order La Dist Ct Apr 22 2002 C H 4 Rosalie GROSS and Lori Gross Clark Plaintiffs Appellants v Larry C PIENO and Abc Insurance Company Defendants Appellees 2001 WL 35971693 Trial Order La Dist Ct Jul 31 2001 Em THE Rosalie GROSS and Lori Gross Clark Plaintiffs v Larry C PIENO 2001 WL 35971692 Arbitration Awards Trial Order La Dist Ct Jan 23 2001 Dockets Expert Testimony Figure 4 12 Profiler references USING PROFILER ALERT Profiler Alert is a service that monitors the profile of an attorney judge or expert witness and notifies you when new references are added to it To set up a Profiler Alert entry for the profile you are viewing Click Add to Profiler Alert at the bottom of the Links tab To create a new Profiler Alert entry click Alert Center at the top of any page For further information about Profiler Alert see Creating a Profiler Alert Entry on page 124 54 Browsing Documents VIEWING LITIGATION HISTORY REPORTS The Litigation H
3. 67 License Necessity see Family Code 88 300 350 LIBRARY REFERENCES 2004 Main Volume Marriage x 25 2 25 4 25 2 Westlaw Topic No 253 RESEARCH REFERENCES Encyclopedias Cal Jur 3d Family Law 8 51 Issuance of Confidential Marriage License Duration NOTES OF DECISIONS In general 1 1 In general Marriage license must be obtained by parties except in special situations dealt with by statute and there must be a solemnization Argonaut Ins Co v Industrial Acc Commission App 5 Dist 1962 23 Cal Rptr 1 204 CaLApp 2d 805 Marriage C 12 1 West s Ann Cal Fam Code 8 501 CA FAM 8 501 Current with all 2009 Reg Sess laws all 2009 2010 Ist through 5th and 7th Ex Sess laws urgency legislation through Ch 4 of the 2010 Reg Sess and propositions on the 6 8 2010 ballot received as of 1 1 2010 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 77 Field abbreviation Field name Definition ci citation unique references for citing to a specific statute section pr prelim headings that precede the caption ca caption section number followed by terms that describe the section s contents te text text of the section wp words phrases legal terms and phrases defined within statutory text sd substantive doc combination of the citation prelim caption text and credit fields cr credit statutory credits hn historical notes historical notes for the secti
4. Connectors Expanders GEI Fili CA FILING Connectors Expanders CA Trial Court Filings S More a Available KNOS Selections Trial Court Orders Suit State Trial Court Orders TRIALORDERS atat KNOS CA State Trial Court Orders ca Filing No date restriction z C Specific date C After TRIALORDERS Date More Before Courtroom Transcripts All Trial and Oral Argument Transcripts Search Westlaw TRANSCRIPTS ALL All Trial Transcripts TRIALTRNS ALL CA State and Federal Trial Transcripts CA TRIALTRNS ALL CA Trial Transcripts CA TRIALTRNS 9th Circuit CTA Transcripts cTA9 ORALARG Dockets All Dockets pock ALL CA State and Federal Dockets pock CA ALL CA State Dockets DOCk CA STCTS More fel Figure 7 8 Dockets search template UPDATING DOCKETS Dockets on Westlaw include the information available at the time the case is filed and information from filings made shortly thereafter Typically this information includes participant names names of the judge and the attorneys case type information and initial entries related to proceedings To view the most recent additions or changes click Update at the top of the docket in the right frame Figure 7 9 You can also update several dockets simultaneously While viewing a result list select the check boxes for up to five dockets and then click Update Selected Dockets The Dockets Update Request page is displayed Click Submit The
5. SCHOLARLY AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION To help you locate scholarly studies Westlaw offers databases such as SciSearch Science Citation Index Expanded SCISEARCH EXP which contains bibliographic information author abstracts and cited references from articles found in 3 800 of the world s leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 100 disciplines In addition news and information databases on Westlaw include a wide variety of scholarly and technical databases that have a topical focus in practice areas such as environmental law communications health and medicine intellectual property and science and computer technologies WESTCLIP The WestClip clipping service makes it easy for you to stay up to date on developments in law politics and business You can set up a WestClip entry to run a Terms and Connectors query automatically at the frequency you select You will receive only the newest documents because WestClip automatically updates the added date restriction each time the search is run You can have your results delivered to your e mail address fax machine or printer or you can choose to be notified when results are available To create a WestClip entry after running a Terms and Connectors search click Add Search to WestClip at the top of the result list or choose Add Search to WestClip from the Result Options drop down list on the Result List tab and click Go To create a new WestClip entry click Alert C
6. Texas Insurance Bulletins TXIN BUL i Texas Insurance Regulations Suite Bulletins TXIN BUL RV L I Texas Insurance Statutes Regulations and Bulletins TXIN COMBINED Texas Insurance Defense Forms Clauses amp Checklists TX INSFORM i Texas Regulatory Insurance Contact Lists TX INSCTL i Texas Regulatory Insurance Forms TX INSFMS LU Texas Regulatory Insurance Guidelines and Manuals TX INSMAN n Texas Insurance Briefs Multibase TX INS BRIEF ALL i DDDDDDDD Figure 3 2 List of matching databases ACCESSING A DATABASE WHEN YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE DATABASE NAME OR IDENTIFIER When you are unsure of the database identifier or full name of a database you can type part of the name or a description of the database in the Search for a database text box and click Go For example to access the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal database you might type berkeley Westlaw displays a list of databases whose names include the term Berkeley Figure 3 3 Select the check box next to Berkeley La Raza Law Journal BERKLARLJ and click OK or click Berkeley La Raza Law Journal BERKLARLJ The Search for a database text box is available in the left frame of most tabbed pages and the Westlaw Directory page Basics of Westlaw Searching 21 Please select a Database To select up to 10 databases check the corresponding box es next to the desired database s and click OK Databases that may be similar to B
7. WESTLAW USER GUIDE APRIL 2010 O 3 THOMSON REUTERS Westlaw WESTLAW USER GUIDE APRIL 2010 West Customer Service Westlaw Technical and Search Assistance available 24 hours a day If you have general or technical questions about Westlaw call West Customer Technical Support at 1 800 WESTLAW 1 800 937 8529 or send an e mail message to west support thomson com If you have search questions about Westlaw call the West Reference Attorneys at 1 800 REF ATTY 1 800 733 2889 or send an e mail message to west referenceattorneys thomson com Technical and search assistance is also available online at help west thomson com Law students with general technical or search questions about Westlaw can call 1 800 850 WEST 1 800 850 9378 Accessibility Support For information on West s accessibility policy go to west thomson com accessibility Billing and Account Assistance For billing and account assistance call 1 800 328 4880 Billing and account assistance is also available online at west thomson com support Westlaw Training For information about Web based training telephone training or in person training visit west thomson com westlaw training Reference Materials For free reference materials visit west thomson com westlaw guides Westlaw and other West products also contain valuable online Help About This Guide n this guide the graphics and step by step instructions are based on accessing Westlaw via
8. a multivolume legal encyclopedia of state and federal law that is published by West Am Jur 2d contains more than 400 separate titles on a broad range of topics Each title is updated annually You can gather background information determine the applicable primary law and find leads to other secondary materials such as forms and practice guides RESTATEMENTS Restatements of the law are written by scholars under the auspices of the American Law Institute Each restatement covering one of 14 fields of law describes the law in a particular field and provides explanatory comments The Restatements and Principles of the Law Combined database REST contains the complete text of all available restatements various tentative drafts of the restatements various proposed final drafts and draft related documents published in the AL Reporter UNIFORM LAWS ANNOTATED One of the major aspects of the law reform movement in the United States has been a drive for the enactment of uniform laws by the states The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases 129 Laws meets annually to draft promulgate and promote uniform laws which the states can then adopt modify or reject West publishes Uniform Laws Annotated which includes the complete set of all uniform Laws that have been adopted by at least one state notes of decisions from adopting states and references to law review
9. 231E 231H 233 234 236 237 238 239 240 24 241E 242 245 246 247 248 249 250 Indians Indictment and Information Infants Injunction Innkeepers Inspection Insurance Insurrection and Sedition Interest Internal Revenue International Law Interpleader Intoxicating Liquors Joint Adventures Joint Stock Companies and Business Trusts Joint Tenancy Judges Judgment Judicial Sales Jury Justices of the Peace Kidnapping Labor and Employment Landlord and Tenant Larceny Lewdness Libel and Slander Licenses Liens Life Estates Limitation of Actions Limited Liability Companies Lis Pendens Logs and Logging Lost Instruments Lotteries alicious Mischief alicious Prosecution andamus 251 252 253 256 257 257A 258A 259 260 265 266 267 268 269 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 294 295 296 297 298 300 anufactures aritime Liens arriage ayhem echanics Liens ental Health ilitary Justice ilitia ines and Minerals onopolies ortgages otions unicipal Corporations ames e Exeat egligence eutrality Laws ewspapers ew Trial otaries otice ovation uisance Oath Obscenity Obstructing Justice Officers and Public Employees Pardon and Parole Parent and Child Parliamentary Law Parties Partition Partnership Party Walls Patents Paupers Payment Penalties Pensions Per
10. 610 Opperman Drive Eagan MN 55123 1396 Printed in the United States of America Contents TL GETTING STARTED ON WESTLAW Nee ge Eege e Uv yes aha erii NEE dia oe EA 1 Before You Start Eege Kee ae uv pe Dev vt P et ge m a desta a e gated va tea Va E 2 System Reduirements x obe xe A e ert CERO HC keep ted EE bed werben dos 2 About This Guide 5 i2 pee deserere ber ok Ae qr E tamed ee damon oS te cua edad dares 2 Signing On t OUER 2 Signing Off from Westlaw sssslslsssssllsss e er nan 2 Navigating WestlaW volete Ene ERI ee px vare eae ede bee p dae DR pete 3 Links at the Top of a Westlaw Page 3 Using the Find Service 4 ee a Data OSS T 4 Using Sticky Notes uen oett e tee p Mom ao d bon ine Pedo tone b aad ere uae Ab ande 4 Using the Research Trall uo steer Ree ERREUR E RE ravages eR qe e a eate 4 Viewing a Research Trail A deeg eg deg A RUP Rhen x d dx en ebbe peg ds 4 Adding Notes to a Research Trails ou fh entice A e dree AN der reis bas em Ee PCR PR ER QE des 5 Delivering a Research Trail re etm beaded bee todd SR thee beatae dae TS P xe Edd 5 Renaming a Research Trails nee e aeter eie A eI bb POL qe 7 Starting a New Research Trail During Your Westlaw Session 7 Deleting the Current Research Trail at Sign Off 0 0 eee eens 8 2 RETRIEVING DOCUMENTS BY CITATION OR TITLE eeeeeeee Rh hh mtn 9 SHAG ENE ele MER 10 Using Find at the Tabbed Westlaw Page 10 Accessing Find
11. ALR AMJUR CJS Restatements PLI U S C A Constitution USCA CON n egal Periodicals amp Current Awaren U S C A General Index USCA IDX i Law Reviews Legal News hlights LJ S C A Popular Name Table USCA POP i United States Code Annotated Tables USCA TABLES i Westlaw Directory Tips Figure 3 1 Westlaw Directory Links in the left frame of the Westlaw Directory page My Databases All Databases and New Databases let you determine how much of the directory is displayed Click My Databases not shown to display the databases available to you if you have a special Westlaw subscription plan Click All Databases to display all Westlaw databases including new databases Click New Databases to display databases that have been added to Westlaw in the last 20 days To view the directory in an outline format click Change Directory Layout At the Document Display Preferences page choose Tree View from the Westlaw Directory drop down list and click Save Changes To make the Westlaw Directory page the first page you see when you access Westlaw click Make Directory My Start Page At the Document Display Preferences page select the Display Westlaw Directory at Sign On check box and click Save Changes Browsing the Westlaw Directory To browse the Westlaw Directory click the links for the headings or subheadings in the right frame Searching the Westlaw Directory To s
12. All District Courts z Eind an Attorney or Judge Profile Specialized Courts U S Bankruptcy Courts s state Courts California z Eind a Person C State Reporters All Reporters z Eind a Company Eind a Database Overview Publi i 3 Figure 2 4 Find a Case by Party Name template You can also use a template to retrieve a case by party name from a database Search page After accessing a database click Search by Party Name in the upper right corner of the Search page The Search by Party Name template is displayed Figure 2 5 Type one or more parties names in the text boxes and click Search Westlaw Search Custom Digest Selected Databases Multistate Labor and Employment Cases MLB CS i Search by Party Name Change Databssefs Tips Terms and Connectors Natural Language Search by Party Name Custom Digest Search Recent Selected Databases Change Database s Tips Multistate Labor and Employment Cases MLB CS i Dates unrestr Fields Select Party name KEE Add Connectors ol Additional party name optional p Figure 2 5 Search by Party Name template USING THE TITLE FIELD The title field ti is useful when you are searching for case law documents and other types of documents such as articles from law reviews and other periodicals Follow these steps 1 Access the appropriate database The Search page is displayed 2 Cli
13. E Fields Select an Option z Ada comecar or Expanders Help w Figure 6 12 Statutes Search page RETRIEVING PRIOR VERSIONS WHILE VIEWING THE CURRENT VERSION If you are viewing a current statute or CFR section complete these steps to view prior versions of the section 1 Click Versions on the Links tab while viewing a statute section Figure 6 13 or click Prior Versions on the Links tab while viewing a CFR section When available a list of prior versions is displayed in the right frame A list of historical databases is also displayed 2 Click the citation immediately above the effective date of a prior version to view the full text of the section as it existed on that date Alternatively click a database name to run a search in a historical database Result List Links for Sy Eh A m EN wow 1 Doc 42 USCA 403 Full Screen List 42 U S C A 403 Full Screen List F 8 403 Reduction of insurance benefits Un Effective April 7 2000 Prior Proposed Find citation P Proposed Legislation KeyCite 42 USCA amp 403 i E Effective April 7 2000 History 403 Reduction of insurance benefits Citing References i Legislative Action Apr 7 2000 Pub L 106 182 S 2 3 4 a 114 Stat 198 199 Monitor With KeyCite Alert Note Amendment by Pub L 106 182 applicable with respect to taxable years ending after December Graphical Statutes 31 1999 see section 5 of Pub L 106 182 set out
14. I Ohio Legislative History SE Index I Ohio Bill Tracking Summaries Table of Contents Rename Combined Remove from List I United States Code Annotated Figure 12 6 Options for individual databases MOVING DATABASE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL DATABASES You can move entire database groups as well as individual databases within groups To move a database group hold your pointer over the name of the group until the pointer becomes a e and then drag your pointer to move the group Figure 12 7 Trial Court Documents Cases I Ohio Civil Trial Court Filings TM Ohio State Cases I Ohio State and Federal Civil Trial Court I Ohio State amp Federal Cases Filings I Ohio State Trial Court Orders I Ohio Criminal Trial Court Filings All Federal amp State Cases D Ohio State and Federal Criminal Trial I 6th Circuit Federal amp State Cases Court Filings I Ohio Criminal Trial Court and Jury Instruction Filings combined Statutes amp Legislative Materials I Ohio Statutes Annotated D All State and Federal Civil Trial Court I Ohio Legislative Service Filings I Ohio Legislative History I Ohio Bill Tracking Summaries amp Full Briefs Text Combined D Ohio Briefs Multibase United States Code Annotated I Ohio Supreme Court Briefs Figure 12 7 Moving a database group To move an individual database either within its group or to another group hold your pointer over the database until the database n
15. Search page Click Search Westlaw to run your search REQUIRING AND EXCLUDING TERMS You can specify terms that must or must not appear in documents in your result by completing the following steps 1 2 4 5 Type your Natural Language description in the Search text box and click Require Exclude Terms To specify the terms in your description that must appear in every document in your result select the appropriate check boxes under Require Terms and specify the number of times each term must appear To omit documents from your result that contain specific terms type the terms in the Exclude Terms text box If your terms constitute a phrase place them in quotation marks When you finish requiring and excluding terms click OK to return to the Search page Click Search Westlaw to run your search RESTRICTING YOUR SEARCH BY FIELD You can easily refine your Natural Language description by adding field restrictions to your search Ina case law database for example you can add court attorney and judge field restrictions To add field restrictions to your search follow these steps 1 2 3 Type your Natural Language description in the Search text box In the Fields section at the bottom of the Search page type your terms in the appropriate text boxes When you are finished adding restrictions click Search Westlaw To remove field restrictions delete the terms in the appropriate text boxes RESTRIC
16. printing and delivering documents 138 141 attached printer TI current document 139 document formats 11 downloading 11 138 139 e mailing 11 138 139 faxing 11 Find amp Print 10 TI KeyCite results TI multiple documents 11 PDF image 1O Print Delivery Manager 140 141 printing 10 138 139 Quick Print 138 reporter image 11 y resending print requests 140 141 result list 138 139 saving on Westlaw 138 140 selected documents 138 139 selecting default settings 140 specific pages 139 Star Paging 139 Westlaw printer 11 wireless device TI print page references See Star Paging prior versions of statutes and regulations 76 79 80 84 85 Profiler Alert about 54 118 creating an entry 124 Profiler See Westlaw Profiler proposed legislation 79 80 86 publication country selecting 12 publications list 12 public records accessing 132 permissible use requirements 132 search methods 133 Q query formulation See Terms and Connectors search method 28 Quick Print 138 quotation marks connector 33 KeyCite TIO Natural Language 26 phrase searching 28 133 Table of Authorities service 116 Terms and Connectors 28 R ranking documents 38 recent databases accessing 23 Recent Searches and Locates drop down list 25 28 red flag 107 references field 78 refining search result adding related terms 39 changing databases 40 Did You Mean search 39 editing search 38 Smart Tools 39 regulations RegulationsPlus Index 83 retrievin
17. research on Westlaw The following chart can help you determine which search method to use Use Natural Language when you are Use Terms and Connectors when you are searching for broad concepts searching for particular terms searching databases containing large searching for a particular document numbers of documents and you want to searching for all documents containing retrieve a small number of documents to specific information such as all opinions review written by a particular judge or all articles anewor infrequent Westlaw user or published in the New York Times that unfamiliar with Boolean logic Terms and mention a specific company Connectors searching a database for which Natural notretrieving the information you are Language is not available looking for by using a Terms and Connectors search Selecting Default Search Preferences You can select Natural Language as your default search method at the Search Preferences page Click Preferences at the top of any page then click Search in the left frame You can also set defaults for Terms and Connectors searches for searches run in business and news databases and for Smart Tools See Choosing Your Research Preferences on page 149 for more information Searching with Natural Language To search for documents using Natural Language follow these steps 1 Formulate a description of your issue using terms that describe its main concepts 2 Access
18. where risk and warn are within 10 terms of each other Note When using the n or n connectors there is no magic number Use your judgment to determine the most likely proximity in which the words will occur Keep in mind that all terms including common terms are counted As a general rule you should avoid numbers larger than nine in these cases s or p might be the better connector Also consider the effect of the left to right processing of numerical connectors when the numbers are the same see Rule 3 above The term order may change your search results To maximize retrieval place the most common terms first e g union 9 discipline 9 rank and file instead of rank and file 9 discipline 9 union Appendix C Combining Connectors 161 If your search is risk 2 warn 3 fail Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents in which warn precedes fail by three terms or fewer because n connectors are processed before n connectors regardless of the numbers involved 2 retrieving all documents containing risk within two terms of either warn or fail where warn precedes fail by three terms or fewer Rules for Consecutive Grammatical and Numerical Connectors Rule 1 n and n are processed before s s p or p Rule 2 Numerical connectors cannot be restricted to a sentence or paragraph If your search is risk 5 warn s injury Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain risk within five term
19. 2 of the Securities Act of 1933 15 U S C A 77k a 77l aY 2 and section 10 b of the Securities Corpus Juris Secundum Exchange Act of 1934 15 U S C A 78j b Those sections respectively prohibit false and Securities Regulation and misleading statements and omissions of material fact in a registration statement proxy statement Gommodity Futures Trading and in the offer of securities The plaintiffs allegations the court found were set forth with Regulation sufficient particularity to withstand the defendant s motion to dismiss This annotation collects 3 Manipulative and Deceptive Devices and discusses all of the cases in which courts have considered the liability under federal in General In General Transactions securities laws of sellers of subprime mortgages ui Figure 10 1 ALR annotation From the Links tab you can checkthe history of an ALR annotation in KeyCite by clicking History An annotation will be marked with a red flag if it has been superseded or a yellow flag if it has been superseded in part and will contain a link to the later annotation retrieve a list of citing references by clicking Citing References view ResultsPlus information specific to the annotation view a list of cases cited in an annotation by clicking Table of Authorities American Jurisprudence 2d The American Jurisprudence 2d database AMJUR contains the full text of American Jurisprudence 2d Am Jur 2d
20. 25 Searching with Natural Language bee oper kai te edet bee e bet 25 Creating Phrases cope erre ex x epe RUE NP PO Wes vex VE devUE EX Y bales Dira 26 Adding Related Terns EE 26 Requiring and Excluding TermS 0 cece cece cee eee rna 27 Restricting Your Search by Field seseozere tek eed rad d a Red aree 27 Restricting Your Search by Date 27 Searching with Terms and Connectors 000 ccc se 28 Choosing SOS KEIM SAS uu aee ase Rector ere dere boe ahaa ex NA ae ate e dud 28 Choosing Connect Seoc io behre eer QE OI E E e pU HE odd ede 32 Restricting Your Search by Field aee pep E RE ODE ES er eras 35 Restricting Your Search by Date 36 Viewing Your EE 37 Document Ranking x rex eee esed epe vim Exe Ve Dr ead Quee Au d eiu 38 Moditying Your Search A aetate eie te og eot totae at ee e A 38 Using Smart Tools to Refine Your Search 39 Basics of Westlaw Searching 19 20 To search the directory type a word or phrase in the Search the Westlaw Directory text box Click the Scope icon Choosing a Database USING THE WESTLAW DIRECTORY The Westlaw Directory lists all databases on Westlaw including news and business sources To view the Westlaw Directory click Directory at the top of any page Directory information is displayed in a familiar Web layout Figure 3 1 FIND amp PRINT KEYCITE DIRECTORY KEY NUMBERS COURT DOCS FORMFINDER SITE MAP Search the Westlaw Directory Search All Databases Ne
21. 6 3 Link to Graphical Statutes ZS B Eh pa H ym usa unanas E 26 U S C A 8 402 Current I R C 402 KeyCite History List of Versions Coverage Text View Indefinite to Aug 17 2006 to Indefinite Indefinite to Aug 16 2006 Indefinite Current 5 Prior Text Prior Text Prior Text F Current Text 26 USCA amp 402 26 USCA 402 26 USCA amp 402 26 USCA amp 402 402 Taxability of 402 Taxability of 402 Taxability of 402 Taxability of beneficiary of beneficiary of beneficiary of beneficiary of Public Law Public Law Public Law Public Law Proposed Legislation Pub L 109 135 Tit Pub L 109 280 Titl Pub L 110 172 Pub L 110 458 Title 2009 CONG US HR IV amp 407 amp VII SS 822 8 Lt SS 108 f i 4421 111th CONGRESS E Bean 2d Session Bill Drafts Bill Drafts 2007 CONG US HR Bill Drafts Jan 12 2010 2005 CONG US HR 2005 CONG US 4839 110th 2007 CONG US HR 4440 109th HRES 4 109th CONGRESS 1st 7327 140th CONGRESS 1st CONGRESS 2d Session CONGRESS 2d 411th CONGRESS Session Session HR 4838 Session Ast Session H R REP 4440 HR 4 HR 7327 Dec 16 2009 Dec 19 2005 Aug 17 2006 Dec 12 2008 seg Y more Y 2005 CONG US HR 4839 140th 2007 CONG US HR 4440 109th Reports CONGRESS 1st 7327 110th Session CONGRESS 2d CONGRESS ist HR REP 109
22. 60 63 64 holding 60 image 60 judge 59 60 65 lead 59 60 notes 60 opinions 59 60 panel 59 60 prelim 59 60 synopsis 58 59 60 61 62 title 15 16 59 60 topic 58 59 60 62 63 West codenotes 59 60 Index 167 168 Index words phrases 59 60 restricting a search for cases 35 61 for statutes or regulations 78 statutes annotations 77 78 caption 77 78 79 citation 14 77 78 credit 77 78 historical notes 77 78 prelim 77 78 79 references 77 78 substantive doc 77 78 text 77 78 words phrases 77 78 50 State Regulatory Surveys database REG SURVEYS 88 50 State Surveys database SURVEYS 88 Find about 1O accessing 1O attorney 18 citation templates 11 examples 14 Find amp Print 3 10 judge 18 multiple documents 10 11 by party name 15 publication country 12 publications list 12 tabbed Westlaw page 10 tips 13 wizard 13 22 Find a Database wizard 22 Find by citation 4 finding multiple documents 10 FormFinder 3 131 full page view 43 45 full text field 60 full text of a document viewing 43 44 G grammatical connectors 32 Graphical Statutes 79 80 green C 107 H headnote field 58 60 63 64 headnotes headnote field 59 60 63 64 West Key Number Digest Custom Digest 66 71 historical notes field 78 historical versions of statutes or regulations 76 79 80 82 84 85 history of a case 108 109 history of a statute TI3 holding field 60 HTML document format 11 hyphen See co
23. 813 EE CONGRESS 2d H Sam WEE Dec 20 2007 H Ka b S 13 2005 CONSIDERATION OF od D 40 2008 eii HR 5970 ESTATE Y more Y voulu Y more Y Jul 28 2006 Y more Y GAO 06 712 Presidential Msg Presidential Msg COORDINATION December 29 2007 Presidential Meg December 21 2005 BETWEEN FEMA PRESIDENT BUSH December 23 2008 PRESIDENT SIGNS ANN THE REN SIGNS HR 4838 DRESS ARIFFING RY X Figure 6 4 Statute in graphical view 80 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases Using the Table of Contents Service he Table of Contents service allows you to browse the table of contents for a publication view a document in the context of the sections surrounding it and quickly retrieve related sections he Table of Contents service contains the tables of contents for frequently used publications such as United States Code Annotated USCA the CFR Uniform Laws Annotated Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d as well as state statutes and constitutions court rules administrative codes municipal codes and other materials ACCESSING THE TABLE OF CONTENTS SERVICE There are several ways to access the Table of Contents service Youcan access the Table of Contents service from the left frame of many tabbed pages including your tabbed state page Choose a publication from the Tables of Contents drop down list and click Go Click Site Map at the top of any page then click Table of Contents under Br
24. A qm nmn mm ee Disagreement Recognized by Ei Gonzales v National Bd of Medical Examiners 225 F 3d 620 631 6th Cir Mich Aug 22 2000 NO 99 1931 Xr D Declined to Extend by H2 McBride v City of Detroit 2008 WL 5062890 5 E D Mich Nov 25 2008 NO 07 12794 X HN 8 9 S Ct P3 Bristol v Board of County Com rs of County of Clear Creek 281 F 3d 1148 1156 10th Cir Colo Feb 26 2002 NO 00 1053 99 X HN 5 7 8 S Ct 4 Furnish v SVI Systems Inc 270 F 3d 445 449 7th Cir Ill Oct 22 2001 NO 99 2431 9 kk HN 5 8 9 S Ct C P85 Felix v New York City Transit Authority 154 F Supp 2d 640 653 S D N Y Jul 16 2001 NO 98 CIV 5687 SAS 9 5k 5k X X HN 3 8 9 S Ct C E Boots v Northwestern Mut Life Ins Co 77 F Supp 2d 211 215 DNH Jun 30 1999 NO 1 98CV625JM X 7 X HN 12 S Ct m C7 Quick v Tripp Scott Conklin amp Smith P A 43 F Supp 2d 1357 1365 S D Fla Mar 16 1999 NO 97 6784 CIV GOLD 99 X HN 5 7 8 S Ct jl Figure 8 3 KeyCite citing reference to the case KeyCite Depth of Treatment Stars KeyCite depth of treatment stars indicate the extent to which a citing case administrative decision or brief discusses the cited case ok Examined Discussed kk Cited Mentioned KeyCite Quotation Marks The citing case administrative decision or brief contains an extended discussion of the cited case usually more th
25. Address amp Numbers Name et a default unselect the Example JOHN 2 SMITH Street Address City zip Code Search Tip To expand search results avoid using street directions such as north and street descriptions such as St Ln and Wy Figure 10 4 Database search template with Permissible Uses drop down list SEARCH METHODS Public records databases provide search templates that make it easy for you to retrieve the information you need Just type your search terms in the appropriate text boxes and click Search Westlaw In general it is a good practice to use numerical connectors between your search terms If your search terms constitute a phrase place them in quotation marks Most public records databases also offer the Terms and Connectors search method to accommodate your research needs The Natural Language search method is unavailable in public records databases For further information download a free copy of the Searching Public Records on Westlaw user guide at west thomson com support user guide westlaw records aspx Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases 133 News and Other Nonlegal Information NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES The NewsRoom sources on Westlaw provide access to a comprehensive library of newspapers business financial and trade publications newswires television and radio transcripts and consumer magazines Thousands of well known and respect
26. BILLTRK OLD The United States Public Laws 1973 2008 database US PL OLD contains federal public laws passed in prior terms Annotated federal statutes are available in historical United States Code Annotated databases USCAYY where YY is the last two digits of a year starting with 1990 e g United States Code Annotated 2002 USCAO State statutes are available in historical Individual State Statutes Annotated databases XX STANNYY where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation and YY is the last two digits of a year e g New York Statutes 2000 Annotated NY STANNOO Coverage varies by state LEGISLATIVE HISTORY DATABASES The Legislative History U S Code 1948 to Present database LH contains congressional committee reports The Congressional Record database CR contains the text of congressional debates as reported in the Congressional Record 86 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases Comprehensive legislative histories for U S public laws compiled by the U S Government Accountability Office are available in the U S GAO Federal Legislative Histories database FED LH It includes the text of the laws bills and resolutions committee reports Congressional Record documents and transcripts of hearings Currently the database provides legislative history for laws enacted between 1924 and 1995 coverage will eventually extend back to 1915 For some especially significant and wide ranging legislative acts Westl
27. CFR the USCA or any of the state statutes listed above 2 Type a date in the Effective Date text box or select a date by clicking the Calendar icon then click Go Figure 6 8 The table of contents as it existed on the date you selected is displayed 82 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases CHAPTER 5 BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION 8 1401 Definitions 1402 Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study amp 1403 National Land Border Security Plan amp 1404 Port of entry technology demonstration program amp 1405 Authorization of appropriations TITLE 7 AGRICULTURE zl ISelection s Retrieve amp Print Search Expand Selection s Collapse All Clear Effective Date 02 12 2008 MUHRSARRST Figure 6 8 Retrieving the table of contents for a prior version of a statute Using an Index to Retrieve Statutes and Regulations You can use an alphabetical index in statutes databases and the Code of Federal Regulations database CFR to retrieve sections on a specific topic You can access the index directly from a database Search page Click Statutes Index at the top of the Search page in a statutes database or RegulationsPlus Index at the top of the Search page in the CFR database Figure 6 9 Browse the index using the links and the plus and minus symbols or search for specific terms in the index using the Search feature To retrieve the full text of a section click it
28. Cal Fam Code 8 501 West s Annotated California Codes Currentness Family Code Refs amp Annos Division 3 Marriage Refs amp Annos l Part 4 Confidential Marriage Refs amp Annos l Chapter 1 General Provisions Refs amp Annos 501 Issuance of license Except as provided in Section 502 a confidential marriage license shall be issued by the county clerk upon the personal appearance together of the parties to be married and their payment of the fees required by Sections 26840 1 and 26840 8 of the Government Code and any fee imposed pursuant to the authorization of Section 26840 3 of the Government Code CREDIT S Stats 1992 c 162 A B 2650 10 operative Jan 1 1994 Amended by Stats 2006 c 816 A B 1102 23 operative Jan 1 2008 LAW REVISION COMMISSION COMMENT Enactment Revised Comment Section 501 continues the second sentence of former Civil Code Section 4213 a without substantive change 23 CaL L Rev Comm Reports 1 1993 HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES 2004 Main Volume Derivation Civ C former 79 added by Code Am 1877 78 c 51 8 1 Civil Code former 4213 added by Stats 1969 c 1608 8 8 amended by Stats 1971 c 1244 8 1 Stats 1973 c 142 8 11 Stats 1977 c 585 8 1 Stats 1980 c 676 8 59 CROSS REFERENCES Certificate of registry preparation and filing see Family Code 8 359 County defined for purposes of this Code see Family Code
29. Change Database s Notices Tips Figure 6 10 Links to CFR sections in RegulationsPlus Index Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 83 Using the Popular Name Table to Retrieve Statutes When you know the popular name of an act you can use the Popular Name Table to retrieve statutes sections under which the act is codified The Popular Name Table is available for both state statutes and the USCA To use the USCA Popular Name Table follow these steps 1 Access the USCA database and click Pop Name Table at the top of the Search page 2 Browse the alphabetical list in the right frame Figure 6 11 or click Locate in Result at the top of the Links tab to search for the name of the act 3 Click the name of the act to see all USCA sections enacted by the law 4 Click a USCA citation to view the full text of the section Result List Links for amp BA Co EN some 1 Doc USCA POPULAR NAME INDEX Full Screen List USCA POPULAR NAME INDEX Im Locate in Result Find citation Full Text Document Next Part E Document Outline Next Fatz 4 USCA POPULAR NAME INDEX UNITED STATES CODE ANNOTATED POPULAR NAME TABLE FOR ACTS OF CONGRESS 2010 Thomson Reuters No claim to orig U S govt works Acts beginning with Acts beginning with Acts beginning with INO Idco to eile zie iit le MISHONO See AA Agricultural Act of 1970 AAA Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 AAA Farm Relief and Inflation Act Wagner
30. Create Entry page 3 Click Edit next to Delivery Settings to change the delivery settings listed on the right side of the page When you finish specifying your settings click Save to return to the KeyCite Alert Create Entry page 4 Click Save to save your entry in the KeyCite Alert Directory KeyCite Alert i Create Entry Create Entry Entry Wizard Directory Tips Notes Entry Details Delivery Settings Edit Complete each item below Frequency Daily Alert Name 9r3sdi44 Destination E mail Results No notification Client ID bo Date created 04 15 2010 Citation 59 F 3d 1445 Last run date Next run date 04 16 2010 History Full History End date No end date Citing Refs Iv Include citing references in result Save Cancel Exclude Court Documents C Negative Treatment only C No History Limit Citing Refs Figure 9 3 KeyCite Alert Create Entry page Creating a KeyRules Alert Entry To create a KeyRules Alert entry complete these steps E Click Create in the KeyRules Alert section The KeyRules Alert Create Entry page Figure 9 4 is displayed Type a name for the entry in the Name of alert text box The client identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Client ID text box Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client Choose the court from which you want to receive updated documents from the series of Court d
31. Docket Tools page is displayed which lists your update requests To deliver a request select its check box and click Print Email or Download 100 Searching Court Document and Related Databases unc BA m EN vom 2 05CV01859 Full Screen List Title PS MICROSOFT CORPORATION V DATA DAY USA INC A m i Court U S DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LIVE Edit Search Locate in Result Case Number 2 05CV01859 Approx 13 pages Full Text Document i Petitions Briefs amp Filings Track this Docket KeyRules TO ORDER COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW CALL WESTLAW COURTEXPRESS KEYRULES CA DCT 1 877 DOC RETR 1 877 362 7387 Additional Charges Apply KEYRULES ALL Calendar Information Westlaw Legal Calendarinq Motions Pleadings and Filings This docket is current through 02 12 2010 For an updated version of this docket click UPDATE Court U S DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LIVE SYSTEM SACRAMENTO Case Title PS MICROSOFT CORPORATION v DATA DAY USA INC A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION ET AL Figure 7 9 Docket ADDING CALENDAR INFORMATION FOR YOUR CURRENT DOCKETS RESULT When you retrieve a docket from a Dockets database you can add calendar information from the current court schedule to your Microsoft Outlook calendar To add calendar information complete these steps 1 Click Calendar Information on the Links tab The court calendar in
32. Entry Details Delivery Settings Edit Complete each item below Frequency Daily Nameofdip SSOSOCS 7 7 lt 7 7 7 7 lt 7 lt 7 lt 7 lt lt CS Destination Notify at sign on liant iD mo Limits Pedum documents per result Database s El Result format List of All Citations zr Find a Database Results Inform me of no results Separate multiple databases with a comma Date created 02 16 2010 Query Terms and Connectors EES End date No end date Limit Your News Search using SmartTerms a Full Search Editor Save Cancel Figure 9 2 WestClip Create Entry page Creating a KeyCite Alert Entry You can create a KeyCite Alert entry using the Alert Center in the following ways Click Wizard in the KeyCite Alert section then follow the step by step instructions to create your entry Click Create in the KeyCite Alert section then type the citation of the document you want to monitor in the Citation text box and click Go At the KeyCite Alert Create Entry page Figure 9 3 complete the following steps 1 Select the type of history you want to monitor and specify whether you want to include citing references in the result 2 If desired click Limit Citing Refs to restrict the citing references for your KeyCite Alert entry The restrictions available vary depending on the type of document you are monitoring After selecting your restrictions click Apply in the left frame to return to the KeyCite Alert
33. Full Text Document Figure 4 5 Star Paging references in document text Browsing Documents 49 50 Browsing Documents Moving to a Print Page Reference in a Document To view the place in a Westlaw document where a specific print page begins choose Goto Star Page from the Tools drop down list at the bottom of the page and click Go A page is displayed showing citation information for the document you are viewing Type your print page reference in the Go to Star Page text box and click Go RESTRICTING YOUR DISPLAY BY FIELD You can restrict the display of retrieved documents by field so that you view only selected portions of documents in your search result While viewing a document choose Limit by Fields from the Tools drop down list at the bottom of the page and click Go A list of the fields in the database is displayed Figure 4 6 Use the check boxes to select the field or fields you want to display and click OK at the bottom of the page Display these fields you must select at least one Select All Clear All T Court I Synopsis I Digest I Background I Holding D Words Phrases D Topic I Headnote I judge I Attorney FE Opinions I Full Text D Lead D Concurring D Dissenting I Prelim I Notes D Docket Number Title I Citation D Image OK Cancel Figure 4 6 Restricting your retrieved documents by field To return to the full text of your retrieved documents choose Cancel Fields
34. Guards Detinue Disorderly Conduct Disorderly House District and Prosecuting Attorneys District of Columbia Disturbance of Public Assemblage D ivorce Domicile Double Jeopardy Dower and Curtesy Easements Ejectment Election of Remedies Elections Electricity Embezzlement Eminent Domain Entry Writ of Environmental Law Equity Escape Escheat Estates in Property Estoppel Evidence Exceptions Bill of Exchange of Property Exchanges Execution Executors and Administrators Exemptions Explosives Extortion and Threats Extradition and Detainers Factors 168 169 170 170A 170B 171 72 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 195 196 197 198 198H 200 201 202 203 205 205H 206 207 208 False Imprisonment False Personation False Pretenses Federal Civil Procedure Federal Courts Fences Ferries Fines Fires Fish Fixtures Food Forcible Entry and Detainer Forfeitures Forgery Franchises Fraud Frauds Statute of Fraudulent Conveyances Game Gaming Garnishment Gas Gifts Good Will Grand Jury Guaranty Guardian and Ward Habeas Corpus Hawkers and Peddlers Health Highways Holidays Homestead Homicide Husband and Wife Implied and Constructive Contracts Improvements Incest Indemnity 209 210 211 212 213 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231
35. James S GILMORE Ill in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia John Paul Woodley Jr in his official capacity as Secretary of Natural Resources No 00 1185 Docket number dn Prelim pr Argued Dec 7 2000 Decided June 4 2001 Landfill operators and transporters of municipal solid waste MSW commenced 81983 action against Virginia state officials seeking declaratory ad injunctive relief challenging five Virginia statutory provisions on the transportation and disposal of MSW under inter alia the dormant Commerce Clause Synopsis sy and the Supremacy Clause The United States District Court for the Easter District of Virginia James R Spencer J 87 F Supp 2d 536 held that the provisions violated the Commerce Clause and that two of them also violated the Supremacy Clause Plaintiffs appealed The Court of Appeals Hamilton Senior Circuit Judge held West Headnotes 23 KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote 83 Commerce 83II Application to Particular Subjects and Methods of Regulation Topic to 83lI B Conduct of Business in General C 83k60 Manufacture and Sale of Goods 83k60 1 k In General Most Cited Cases Words phrases wp Under the market participant doctrine d state acting in its proprietary capacity as a purchaser or Headnote he seller may favor its own citizens over others but if there is no direct state involvement in the market the strictures of the d
36. Lewis 500 000 000 Emergency Relief Act AAIA Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 AAPA Antarctic Protection Act of 1990 Figure 6 11 USCA Popular Name Table Retrieving Prior Versions of Statutes or Regulations When you are searching the USCA database the CFR database or the annotated statutes databases for California CA ST ANN Florida FL ST ANN Illinois IL ST ANN Massachusetts MA ST ANN New Jersey NJ ST ANN New York NY ST ANN Pennsylvania PA ST ANN or Texas TX ST ANN you can search for the version of a statute or regulation that was effective on a specific date After accessing one of these databases follow these steps 1 Type a Terms and Connectors or Natural Language search in the Search text box at the Search page Figure 6 12 2 Type a date in the Search sections effective on text box or click the Calendar icon and select a date from the calendar 3 Click Search Westlaw A list of sections that were effective on the date you selected is displayed 84 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases Search Find by Citation Table of Contents Statutes Index Pop Name Table 50 State Surveys Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips California Statutes Annotated CA ST ANN Terms and Connectors Natural Language Search a Search Westlaw Thesaurus Recent Searches amp Locates 5 Search sections effective on mm dd yyyy
37. Limit from the Tools drop down list and click Go Restricting the display of retrieved documents by field is not available for documents retrieved with multiple database searching PREVIEWING CITED REFERENCES IN THE LINK VIEWER Links within your retrieved documents allow you to jump from a citation in the document you are viewing to the full text of the cited document Simply click the link for a cited reference shown outlined in Figure 4 7 and the full text of the document is displayed in the Link Viewer Figure 4 8 You can browse the document use Locate and print or download the document from the Link Viewer Click Maximize if you want to view the cited document in the right frame with its corresponding information tabs in the left frame ee os D amp BAB pn EN woe 114 S Ct 361 Full Screen List E Florence County School Dist Four v Carter By and Through Carter Dr 510 U S 7 114 S Ct 361 don U S 8 C 1993 Find citation November 09 1993 Approx 7 pages F Some negative history but KeyCite EN not overruled Held A court may order reimbursement for parents who unilaterally withdraw their child from a Full History public school that provides an inappropriate education under IDEA and put the child in a private irect Histor Em school that provides an education that is otherwise proper under IDEA but does not meet all of amp Graphical View 1401 a 18 s requirements Pp 364 366 Citi eni Monitor With KeyC
38. Person Find a Company Hastinas Center Report Abstracts Find a Database Hate Crimes Law Hastings Center Rep Abstracts The citation format for Harvard Law Review is shown below Hattiesburg NBC 7 WDAM MS Overview Havelock News NC KRT Publications List Hawaii Administrative Code Harv L Rev LLL ind Nips Hawaii Appellate Reports Hawaii Ballot Measure Netscan Full coverage Vol 63 to current Figure 2 2 Publications list 12 Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title Using a Find Wizard Document page Figure 2 3 Using a wizard is a convenient way to find relevant databases for your Westlaw search To access a wizard click Find a Person Find a Company or Find a Database in the left frame of the Find a Find a Company Wizard What type of company are you trying to find US public C US private International Ld REIN C US nonprofit companies and educational institutions Figure 2 3 Find a Company wizard TIPS FOR USING FIND Refer to this table for tips that will help you use Find effectively Situation Tip You want to use Find to retrieve a case with a Westlaw citation Every case on Westlaw has a Westlaw citation Each Westlaw citation has four parts the year of the decision the abbreviation WL identifying Westlaw as the place the document is Located a unique document number and the jurisdiction in which the case was decided For ex
39. Publication s nsaan auaa 81 Accessing the Table of Contents for Prior Versions of Statutes or Regulations 82 Using an Index to Retrieve Statutes and Regulations 83 Using the Popular Name Table to Retrieve Grottes 84 Retrieving Prior Versions of Statutes or Regulations 84 Retrieving Prior Versions While Viewing the Current Version 0000 cece eee eee 85 Other Westlaw Resources for Legislative and Regulatory Information 86 Legislative Service Databases 86 Legislative Tracking and Bill Text Databases 0 0 86 Archival Legislative Databases 0 0 ccc rs 86 Legislative History Databases 86 U S Code Congressional and Administrative News Database 00000055 87 Regulation Tracking Databases n 87 Archival Regulations Databases sississsseeseeee eer 87 Treaties Databases ouem e trei eme er ea edad He eed tree dcn e e erem sud e 87 Comparing State Statutes and Regulations 88 Westlaw 50 State Gumeys an 88 Creating a Customized une 88 Using Survey Authority gen gef ott aca deer eee Ran gm Rode dan We 90 Using Survey Checklists e ones oe eeu de ere Ehe xat eee s Ee CER 90 Tracking Federal Agency Decisions 20 c cece ene teen eens 91 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 75 This chapter explains how you can use Westlaw to research a wide variety of federal and state legislative and regulatory databases Wes
40. Rename Delete K 02 17 2010 08 08 AM 14 Reset Add Note 02 16 2010 12 44PM Rename Delete 1000 02 16 2010 03 21 PM 13 Reset Add Note 02 16 2010 10 08AM Rename Delete K 02 16 2010 11 24 AM 13 Reset Add Note 02 16 2010 08 17AM Rename Delete 1000 02 16 2010 09 40 AM 13 Reset Add Note 02 12 2010 07 40AM Rename Delete 1000 02 12 2010 11 47 AM 9 Reset amp dd Note 02 11 2010 09 24AM Rename Delete i000 02 11 2010 12 52 PM 8 Reset Add Note 02 09 2010 01 20PM Rename Delete K 02 09 2010 02 49 PM 6 Reset Add Note Figure 1 3 List of all research trails ADDING NOTES TO A RESEARCH TRAIL You can add notes about a particular research trail or event You can use these notes as a personal record or share your notes with others To add a note follow these steps 1 While viewing a research trail or the list of all research trails click Add Note next to the research event or research trail to which you want to add a note 2 Type your note in the Text box and click Add Note to return to the Research Trail page To view the note click View Note in the Notes column DELIVERING A RESEARCH TRAIL You can e mail a research trail to one or more addresses or download it as an HTML file then view it in your browser or word processor E Mailing a Research Trail To e mail a research trail complete these steps Getting Started on Westlaw 5 7 Do one of the following Toe mail the current research trail click Curren
41. Search page You can also refer to the following chart Connector Westlaw retrieves documents AND amp containing both search terms work place amp safety OR a space containing either search term or both search terms landlord lessor Grammatical p containing the search terms in the same Connectors paragraph warrant p habitab p in which the first search term precedes the second search term within the same paragraph ti burke p burke s containing the search terms in the same sentence danger s defect s in which the first search term precedes the second search term within the same sentence capital s gain 32 Basics of Westlaw Searching Connector Westlaw retrieves documents Numerical Connectors n where nis a number from 1 to 255 containing the search terms within n terms of each other issue 5 fact n where n is a number from 1 to 255 in which the first search term precedes the second search term by n terms 20 5 1080 Phrase Kee containing search terms in the same order as they appear inside the quotation marks constructive notice BUT NOT 96 not containing the term or terms following the percent symbol union 96 american civil liberties union AND Connector Use the AND connector amp to retrieve documents containing two or more search terms anywhere in the document For example the query seat belt amp mitigat requires that all forms
42. Westlaw Preferences Content and Display Options Show E Search Search Tips You have 0 databases selected West eLeaming Center Get Better Results 3 9 Faster With Free Westlaw Training Terms amp Connectors Natural Language O Eu Recent Searches amp Locates z W Find by citation E T and Print Find using a template Show Advanced Options Finding Tools Find a Case by Party Name Find a Person Find a Brief by Party Name Find a Company Find a Database KeyCite this citation E Search for a database Recent Databases zl Favorite Databases zl View Westlaw Directory View Ohio Directory Public Records Public Records Combined Ohio Figure 12 1 Tabbed Ohio page 144 Customizing Your Search Environment Cases I Ohio State Cases I Ohio State amp Federal Cases I Ohio State Trial Court Orders I All Federal amp State Cases Ten Circuit Federal amp State Cases Statutes amp Legislative Materials ill I Ohio Statutes Annotated Statutes Index Table of Contents Ohio Legislative Service Table of Contents I Ohio Legislative History I Ohio Bill Tracking Summaries amp Full Text Combined I United States Code Annotated Statutes Index Table of Contents Trial Court Documents Edi I Ohio Civil Trial Court Filings I ohio State and Federal Civil Trial Court Filings I Ohio Criminal Trial Court Filings I Ohio State and Federal Criminal
43. a database or multiple databases The Search page is displayed Figure 3 8 3 4 At the Search page click the Natural Language tab if it is not already selected Type a description of your issue in the Search text box or choose a search from the Recent Searches and Locates drop down list and click Search Westlaw Basics of Westlaw Searching 25 26 Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips California Cases CA CS LU Terms and Connectors Natural Language Search Custom Digest Search by Party Name Thesaurus Recent Searches amp Locates b Dates Unrestricted zl Require Exclude Terms Fields Court Attorney Judge Figure 3 8 Case law database Search page showing the Natural Language search method CREATING PHRASES The Natural Language search method on Westlaw uses an editorially created phrase list to automatically recognize certain phrases in your description and put them inside quotation marks You can also create phrases by manually enclosing terms in quotation marks For example if you would like to include the phrase mere continuation theory in your description type mere continuation theory ADDING RELATED TERMS You can add related terms to your description using your own terms terms suggested by the Westlaw thesaurus To add your own related terms to your Natural Language description type them in your description immediately following the terms to w
44. a new search that you can run When a Did You Mean search is displayed click the search to run it Figure 3 14 If you are using transactional pricing you will be charged for an additional search Edit Search parole 2 evidence 2 exclusion r Database tacs Il SEARCH Locate in Result Result 1 Document Add Search to WestClip Figure 3 14 Did You Mean search Adding Related Terms After you run a search or Locate request legal synonyms for key terms in your search may be displayed in the Add Related Terms section at the top of the result list Figure 3 15 Click a related term to add it to your search or click Select all to add all related terms to your search The Search page is redisplayed Notice that the related terms you selected have been automatically added to your search By default a space the OR connector separates related terms Modify your Basics of Westlaw Searching 39 40 search if necessary and click Search Westlaw to run it If you are using transactional pricing you will be charged for an additional search Edit Search parol 2 evidence 2 exclusion z Database mn cs m SEARCH Locate in Result Results 4 Documents Add Search to WestClip A A D vomer Add Related Terms parol evidence extrinsic evidence extraneous evidence four corners ambiquity ResultsPlus View All Results 4 elimination termination Select all Minnesota Practice Civil Expand Search Change
45. an added date restriction using January 31 2010 the date one day prior to the day you most recently ran the search To include an added date restriction in your Terms and Connectors query type ad followed by the date in parentheses e 9 ad aft 1 31 2010 in the Search text box Be sure to connect your date restriction to the rest of your Terms and Connectors query with the AND connector amp The added date restriction is not available when you are using the Natural Language search method Viewing Your Result After your search is run the result list is displayed Figure 3 12 The result list lists the citations of documents retrieved by your search and enables you to view your search terms in the context of surrounding terms Results 100 Documents Add Related Terms forest timber woods department unit division intersection traverse juncture real property real estate realty border boundary demarcation Select all SELECT TD UPDATE PRINT OF EMAIL ETC oP 1 Bonde v Bishop 112 Cal App 2d 1 245 P 2d 617 Cal App 1 Dist June 25 1952 NO CIV 15163 Free cut back to their line he not only refused but warned her that if plaintiffs had it cut back and damaged the tree in any way defendants would sue plaintiffs After the limb fell defendants had the foliage thinned out removing two loads of brush and a considerable quantity of wood Defendants rely mainly on the testimony of their onl
46. civilian pharmacist challenged Merit Systems Protection Board MSPB decision affirming his removal from employment Parties cross moved for MERRE The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jay C Zainey J 2008 WL 4238936 granted favor of Secretary of the Navy on that challenge and on employee s discrimination and in claims under federal law Employee appealed Holdings The Court of Appeals held that 1 AD acted well within its anot in accordance with law 4 district court did not err in upholding MSPB s ruling on employee s claims under Protection Act WPA and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act USERRA 5 there was no evidence suggesting that Hi neien Figure 4 1 Result list for a case law search Discrimination Propriety of Motion in Particular Circumstances Genuine Issues of Fact Federal Practice amp Procedure 4 in Particular Actions and on Particular Issues Actions Arising Out of the Employment Setting Result Options 4 Browsing Documents 43 44 Browsing Documents When you use the Terms and Connectors search method each citation in the result list is accompanied by a portion of document text showing the first three instances of your search terms displayed in the context of the 20 words that precede and follow those terms When you use the Natural Language search method the best portion of each document i e the p
47. click West Key Number Digest Outline under Browse Key Numbers Alternatively click Custom Digest at a case law database Search page To browse the digest click the plus and minus symbols Figure 5 8 West Key Number Digest NY Official Digest 2nd amp 3rd Series Canadian Abridgment 1 og C91 ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY 35 2 ABATEMENT AND REVIVAL Iz 6 4 ABORTION AND BIRTH CONTROL GS ABSENTEES 6 6 ABSTRACTS OF TITLE G7 ACCESSION 8 ACCORD AND SATISFACTION G9 ACCOUNT 910 ACCOUNT ACTION ON 6 11 ACCOUNT STATED Ge1lA ACCOUNTANTS 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 13 ACTION 714 ACTION ON THE CASE 15 ADJOINING LANDOWNERS ki Nature of mutual rights and duties c k2 Lateral support k5 Trees and plants on or near boundary B H H E k Excavations embankments and structures affecting adjoining land ek Negligence as to premises affecting adjoining land ka Use of premises affecting adjoining land D 0I EI DJ BI DI EI DI DI BI OI EI DI D PEL EI I L DIE BI BI DI kg Encroachments ekio Right to and obstruction of lig Search selected ht air or view Search using a specific topic and key number Figure 5 8 West Key Number Digest Once you identify relevant topic and key numbers you can use them in a topic and key number search as discussed above or you can use them to create a custom digest containing headnotes classified under those topic and key numbers To
48. contains public laws passed by the U S Congress during the current term Session laws passed by the legislative bodies of the states and laws proposed by initiative or proposition can be found in the Multistate Legislative Service database LEGIS ALL or the Individual State Legislative Service databases XX LEGIS where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation LEGISLATIVE TRACKING AND BILL TEXT DATABASES Legislative tracking databases offer legislative calendars and summaries and status information regarding currently pending bills or bills from recent sessions as well as the full text of bills For example the Bill Tracking Federal Summaries and Status database US BILLTRK provides information concerning current federal legislation The Bill Tracking All States Summaries and Status database ST BILLTRK provides information on current legislation from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and the Individual State Bill Tracking databases XX BILLTRK where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation provide information on current legislation from individual states ARCHIVAL LEGISLATIVE DATABASES Historical legislative information available on Westlaw includes information regarding bills that were never enacted and laws that have been repealed For example summaries and status information for bills that were considered during past state and federal legislative sessions are available in the Bill Track Archives database
49. create a WestClip entry click Create in the WestClip section of the Alert Center Directory At the WestClip Create Entry page Figure 9 2 complete these steps L 2 Type a name for the entry maximum of 40 characters in the Name of clip text box The client identifier for the current research session is displayed in the Client ID text box Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client Specify a database in which you want your search to be run by typing the database identifier in the Database s text box For help with selecting a database click Find a Database If you accessed WestClip from a search result the database identifier is entered for you Using Alert Services 119 120 Using Alert Services 4 Type a Terms and Connectors query in the Query text box For a list of connectors and field restrictions to use in your query click Full Search Editor Then click the arrow Al next to Add Connectors or Expanders at the bottom of the page If you accessed WestClip from a search result the query is entered for you 5 To modify delivery settings for an entry including how often the entry should be run and the destination to which your WestClip results should be sent click Edit When you finish specifying your settings click Save to return to the WestClip Create Entry page 6 Click Save to save your entry in the WestClip Directory WestClip Wcreate Entry Create Entry Directory Tips
50. dar EE Be onte Us 24 Determining Which Search Method to Use ssssusssssssssssssss e 25 Searching with Natural Language needy whoa eee b hrec eR Na et dd SCARE Hg 25 Creating PIirases eege dtia EE ade RESTER A SE SA Tame ER Tam rM Ee RE RR 26 Adding Related Terms 4 5 2 p bead ee E e RO E ene d eT Au Y hed ELE Freier 26 Requiring and Excluding Terms isiussslesssesslelsell se 27 Restricting Your Search by Field iisssssssseessssssslss s 27 Restricting Your Search by Date 27 Searching with Terms and Connectors iiiusssssississsssssss e 28 Choosing Search Terme 34 eed e ane Pn ted ped ee AO Ud e etiem eod 28 Choosing Connectors Rus ee EE oed epe RR ER n ede 32 Restricting Your Search by Pied 35 Restricting Your Search by Date ek dere derer reges y boe UO eee Ee e oer ad 36 Viewing Your Result 4 2 3 reet re Pe ke lee eb edo me b qe tope dede adt 37 Document Rankil d eii patte am ER ec oa vemm Cere pcne te e ote Rec RN cun 38 Modifying YOUR Search eg Sek Ae Ae cede aech de ah de HR dene dede 38 Using Smart Tools to Refine Your Search 39 4 BROWSING DOCUMENTS sa 24 3 xt SEENEN RES REES NEEN SE etel to ENEE EE 41 Viewing the Search Result asc ge exper oe aug eei ite deii ero pedir mex Ga ee dancers 43 Customizing the Result Det 45222 zu n EEN gd EN pb ee boda end red em d e 44 Using ResultsPlus to Access Additional Resources 44 Using the Result Options Drop Down Uer 45 Page VIEW Ee episc nop E wid
51. entry Figure 7 12 To order a court document click Send Runner to the Court under the docket entry Complete the Document Order Form that is displayed and click Submit Order You can also order court documents without retrieving the docket Click Site Map at the top of any page and then click Order Documents Online under Tools Links for Sh e YE women 2 05CVv01859 Full Screen List Title PS MICROSOFT CORPORATION V DATA DAY USA INC A m lLocate in Result Court U S DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LIVE a emm Case Number 2 05CV01859 Find citation Approx 13 pages Full Text Document UsView Download PDFs ax nm 65 01 04 2007 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE BY Ju MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHIARELLI JENNIFER MODIFIED ON 1 5 2007 KEYRULES ALL KASTILAHN A ENTERED 01 04 2007 Calendar Information TEview Download PDFs 64 01 04 2007 STIPULATED PERMANENT INJUNCTION PROPOSED ORDER CHIARELLI Westlaw Legal Calendarin JENNIFER MODIFIED ON 1 5 2007 KASTILAHN A MODIFIED ON 1 8 2007 MENA SANCHEZ L ENTERED 01 04 2007 TEview Download PDFs 12 18 2006 SERVICE BY MAIL 63ORDER SERVED ON DATA DAY USA INC JAMALEDIN MOZAFFAR KAMINSKI H ENTERED 12 18 2006 Send Runner to the Court Figure 7 12 Docket Searching Court Document and Related Databases 103 Citation Research Accessing KeyCite cec paw es er hee E v E ICE tale ali
52. from the highest court only Add search terms and or connectors optional Date Restriction Unrestricted z Search Figure 5 13 Custom Digest search page 2 If you want you can choose a different jurisdiction your home jurisdiction is the default jurisdiction exclude articles from ALR law reviews and other secondary sources restrict your result by date add search terms change the order in which the cases in your result will be listed the default order is to list the cases in order of citation frequency beginning with the most frequently cited case 3 Click Search You will retrieve a single document that lists all cases in the selected jurisdiction containing headnotes classified under your topic and key number Figure 5 14 If you did not change the default order the case most frequently cited for the point of law represented by the topic and key number is listed first Searching Case Law Databases 71 Berle List amp E Am EN ymm oc E Screen List Custom Digest Im dit Search Locate in Result 7eK1168 19 Headnotes Result Options Y Ir Most Cited Cases Paus rmm man ne C Cited 7 times for this legal issue Proksel v Gattis 49 Cal Rptr 2d 322 0778 CIVIL RIGHTS 7811 Employment Practices c 78k1164 Sex Discrimination in General 1 78K1168 19 Headnotes 28 CIVIL RIGHTS 2811 Employment Practices 0 28k1164 Sex Discrimination in General v 78k1168k Pa
53. history but KeyCite that fJurther work is required to determine whether such a risk exists Johnson amp Robinson Full Histor Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 HIV 1 in the Vapors of Surgical Power Instruments 333 of ro Medical Virology 47 1991 Petitioner s expert witness conceded moreover that no evidence ue tet e suggested the spray could transmit HIV His opinion on airborne risk was based on the absence of contrary evidence not on positive data App 166 Scientific evidence and expert testimony must Citin References have a traceable analytical basis in objective fact before it may be considered on summary Monitor with KeyCite Alert judgment See 522 U S 136 144 145 146 118 S Ct 512 518 519 139 L Ed sFull Text Document Second petitioner argues that as of September 1994 CDC had identified seven dental workers e fin with possible occupational 654 transmission of HIV See U S Dept of Health and Human Services Public Health Service CDC HIV AIDS Surveillance Report vol 6 no 1 p 15 tbl 11 Petitions Briefs amp Filinas Mid year ed June 1994 These dental workers were exposed to HIV in the course of their employment but CDC could not determine whether HIV infection had resulted from this exposure S Figure 8 11 Cited reference highlighted in the right frame Using Alert Services Managing YoBF Arts zt ssa gow slp ata gotten a VHC Cr PRICORE PI E Dea e ed uta TI9 Creating a WestCl
54. including majority and plurality opinions and opinions by equally divided courts con concurring text of concurring opinions or opinions that concur in part and dissent in part and names of the judges who wrote them dis dissenting text of dissenting opinions or opinions that concur in part and dissent in part and names of the judges who wrote them dn docket number docket number assigned to the case no notes West s or other publisher s editorial notes im image images available for offline printing wcn West codenotes list of statutes whose validity was affected by the case 60 Searching Case Law Databases Restricting Your Search by Field When you run a full text search on Westlaw all the fields in a document are searched automatically Alternatively you can restrict your search to one or more fields Adding a field restriction can enhance the productivity of your research session There are several ways to add field restrictions to your search At a database Search page select the Terms and Connectors search method if necessary Then do one of the following Choose a field from the Fields drop down list The abbreviation for this field will be added to the Search text box Type the terms you want included in the field restriction in the parentheses following the abbreviation Type a field abbreviation in the Search text box Type the terms you want included in the field restriction immediately following the abbreviation enc
55. list 25 requiring terms 26 27 result options 45 thesaurus 26 navigating Westlaw 3 negative citing references 108 Index 169 170 Index new databases 20 NewsRoom sources about 134 searching with SmartTerms 134 next section 42 49 79 notes field 60 numerical connector n n 34 O Offline Print Directory See Print Delivery Manager OnePass username and password 2 opinions field 60 OR connector space 33 ordering court documents 103 order of processing connectors 34 organizing favorite databases 24 original results 42 49 79 Outline link 47 P page view 45 panel field 60 parentheses changing order of processing with 35 party name find a brief by 15 find a case by 15 search by 15 password 2 pasting text with citation 52 PDF image delivering 10 percent symbol See BUT NOT connector period searching with See abbreviations permissible use requirements for public records 132 phrase searching 28 Natural Language 26 Terms and Connectors 28 plain text document format TI plurals 30 Popular Name Table 84 possessives 30 preferences about 149 accessing 4 alert services 126 client ID 7 images 52 print and download settings 140 research trail settings 6 7 8 result list display 44 search settings 25 39 Westlaw Directory 20 prelim field 78 cases 60 statutes 78 79 previewing cited references in new browser page 50 previous research trail 5 previous section 42 49 79 Print Delivery Manager 140 141
56. name you want The Profiler Alert Complete Profile Entry page is displayed Figure 9 8 Profiler Alert i Complete Profile Entry Create Entry Directory Tips Iv Trial Court Orders Iv Markman Orders M Board Of Patent Appeals and Interferences Decisions M Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Decisions M Expert Testimony IV Trial Pleadings IV Trial Depositions and Discovery IV Trial Motions Memoranda and Affidavits Trial Transcripts M Trial Filings IV Jury Instructions IV Proposed Orders Agreements and Settlements IV Verdicts Agreements and Settlements M verdict and Settlement Summaries M Appellate Petitions Motions and Filings IV Appellate Briefs M Joint Appendices M oral Arguments M Cases Iv Granted Patents M Patent Assignments Iv Patent Applications Iv CLEs Iv Law Reviews amp Journals M WLD Articles Iv Andrews Iv Dockets Iv Directories Iv Arbitration Awards Save l Cancel Entry Details Delivery Settings Edit Name of alert Frequency Daily wo 34 Destination E mail Client ID 1000 Limits 50 maximum documents per result Name John Smith Results Inform me of no results Cite list only Additional search terms optional Date created 02 16 2010 Include Last run date No last run date End date 02 16 2011 zl Figure 9 8 Profiler Alert Complete Profile Entry page 5 Under Entry Details type a name for the entry in the Name of alert
57. numbers you can also search for them using the Search for Key Numbers feature Searching Case Law Databases 69 70 To use the Search for Key Numbers feature complete these steps 1 Click Key Numbers at the top of any page A page is displayed that contains the Search for Key Numbers text box Figure 5 11 Search for Key Numbers Enter terms e g landlord duty of care to trespassers family and medical leave Jurisdiction selected California State Change Jurisdictiony Browse Key Numbers West Key Number Digest Outline Browse through the 400 topics of the West American Digest System KeySearch KeySearch powered by the West Key Number System identifies relevant Key Numbers and their underlying concepts and runs a query for you KeySearch can retrieve reported cases as well as documents that don t contain Key Numbers such as law reviews and unpublished cases Figure 5 11 Search for Key Numbers feature 2 Type your terms e g family and medical leave in the text box 3 If desired you can change the jurisdiction from which you retrieve case headnotes Click Change Jurisdiction then select the check boxes next to the jurisdictions you want and click Done 4 Click Search A list of topic and key numbers is displayed 5 Click a topic and key number to view the headnotes classified under that topic and key number Or select the check boxes next to one or more topic and key numbers and click S
58. of Civil Rights statute intentional infliction of emotional distress and vicarious liability for coworker s alleged assault and batter and alleged harasser for assault battery and intentional 2000e et Seg infliction of emotional distress Defendants moved for summary judgment ALR n EE BEE Holdings The District Court Frank J Polozola J held that ce en So 1 it would decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims as to Constitute Sax al Harassment 2 it lacked jurisdiction over employee s Title VII retaliation claim which she failed to include in Under State Law her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC charge 3 alternatively employee could not overcome employer s legitimate nonretaliatory reason for her termination and eS 8 Ei Ei Term IA El Doc 1 of 60 DY os HE Di alnus Le Caan a Figure 4 2 Case in split page view Full page view Figure 4 3 presents information across the full width of the page enhancing its readability While in full page view click the Split Page View icon shown outlined in Figure 4 3 to switch to split page view Browsing Documents 45 Edit Search Locate in Result Links for 649 F Supp 2d 451 Result List 60 Docs H E amp AA DH voter H May v FedEx Freight Southeast Inc 649 F Supp 2d 451 M D La 2009 August 12 2009 Approx 11 pages T west Reporter Image PDF 649 F Supp 2d 451 Motions Pl
59. of Compound or Composition ALR 3 Requirement That Combination Device for Which Patent is Sought Produce Synergistic Effect Defined as the Whole in Some Way Exceeding S cl the Sum of Its Parts in Order to Avoid Image 3 2 71 X 1 54 Available for Offline Print Finding of Obviousness Under 35 U S C a 103 Figure 4 9 Image in a case displayed on Westlaw 52 Browsing Documents Using Westlaw Profiler Available exclusively on Westlaw Westlaw Profiler provides a direct link between a document you are viewing on Westlaw such as a case a jury verdict a settlement summary or an article and profiles of attorneys judges and expert witnesses who are referenced in the document The profiles also include links to cases jury trials and settlements in which an attorney judge or expert witness has participated articles the individual has written and other information You can access the profile of an attorney judge or expert witness from a document you are viewing Simply click the name of the individual in the document text When a profile is available for an individual his or her name is underlined and displayed in a different color as shown in Figure 4 10 The individual s profile is displayed in the right frame Figure 4 11 You can also search for the profile of an attorney judge or expert witness in the Profiler Profiles of Attorneys Judges and Expert Witnesses database PROF
60. of oral arguments heard in the U S Supreme Court are official transcripts All other oral argument transcripts are unofficial transcripts derived from audio or video recordings of actual oral arguments You can access the audio and video recordings from the oral argument transcripts Trial court transcripts include opening statements voir dire lay testimony expert testimony motion hearings closing arguments and jury instructions Westlaw also provides streaming video for selected trial transcripts You can access court transcripts from selected tabbed pages and the Court Documents page To access the Court Documents page click Court Docs at the top of any page When the Court Documents page is displayed click the appropriate link under Courtroom Transcripts in the left frame At the next page type your search terms in the text boxes in the right frame Figure 7 7 If desired specify a transcript type under Transcript Types and a media format under Media Format by selecting the appropriate check boxes Then click Search Westlaw 98 Searching Court Document and Related Databases Select Database s Enter a Database xi Court Docs Databases Edit 4 Expert Testimony Experts EW DOCS Daubert Materials DAUBERT DOCS More Appellate Briefs All Briefs BRIEF ALL Oth Circuit CTA Briefs CTA9 BRIEF CA Briefs and Petitions CA BRIEF ALL More Pleading Motions and Memoranda All Trial Filings FILING A
61. of the compound term seat belt and any word with the root mitigat appear in the document Keep in mind that when you use the AND connector one term may appear on the first page of a document and the other may appear on the last For this reason you will often find it desirable to use more restrictive connectors OR Connector Use the OR connector represented by a space to search for alternative terms For example the query attorney lawyer counsel retrieves any document containing at least one of these terms Same Paragraph Connectors p p The same paragraph connectors require search terms to appear in the same paragraph in a document If you are not sure which connector to use try p first For example the query pit bull bull terrier p attack retrieves documents in which forms of the terms pit bull or bull terrier appear in the same paragraph with any word with the root attack You can use a p connector to specify the order in which search terms should appear in a paragraph The p connector requires the first term to precede the second term within the same paragraph Same Sentence Connectors s s The same sentence connectors require search terms to appear in the same sentence in a document The query design s defect retrieves documents in which any words with the roots design and defect appear in the same sentence For example documents containing the following phrases would be retrieved Basics of Westlaw S
62. or go to a specific document in the result list Choose an option from the list Page View Most of the information you retrieve on Westlaw can be displayed in split page view or full page view In split page view Figure 4 2 the text of a document is displayed in the right frame and context sensitive information tabs are displayed in the left frame While in split page view click the Full Page View icon in the right frame shown outlined in Figure 4 2 to display the information in full page view Links for Ce ER nun EN woe 649 F Supp 2d 451 m ur Full Screen List H May v FedEx Freight Southeast Inc 649 F Supp 2d 451 Edit Search Locate in Result M D La 2009 August 12 2009 Approx 11 pages H Case has some history KeyCite Eull History D Direct History West Reporter Image PDF Graphical View Citing References 649 F Supp 2d 451 Monitor With KeyCite Alert Motions Pleadings and Filings United States District Court Full Text Document M D Louisiana Case Outline Leslie A MAY v Petitions Briefs amp Filings FEDEX FREIGHT SOUTHEAST INC and Todd Watson ResultsPlus View All Results Civil Action No 07 660 FJP CN Aug 12 2009 ALR a 1 When is Work Environment Background Part time supplemental office employee who was allegedly harassed by coworker sued obo for violations of Title VII Louisiana emplayment Discrimination Law and Louisiana in Violation of Title VII
63. or subtopic choose the source containing the type of documents you want to retrieve and if desired type search terms in the Add Search terms text box KeySearch automatically supplies a query for you based on the topic or subtopics you selected and the source you selected To view the query that KeySearch has supplied shown outlined in Figure 5 16 click View Edit Full Query If you want you can modify the query in the Add Search terms text box Toview information about the topic and key numbers used in the query click Show Hide Key Number information about this query Click Search to run the KeySearch query Searching Case Law Databases 73 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases Retrieving a Statute or Regulation When You Know Its Citation s n saaan annaas nnua 76 Retrieving Current Materials 3 iesch sud cms C qp eb Ne CU E SCORE oF s 76 Retrieving Historical Materials 0 cence nen n 76 Identifying Fields in Statutory Documents 76 Restricting Your Search by Pied 78 ziinig T UTI 78 EEO De ERN NR MN rrr EN 79 Viewing Consecutive Statutes and Regulations 79 Browsing Multiple Sections of a Statute or Federal Regulation in a Single Document 79 Using Graphical Statutes recep ere ace d e EG ve Fere em cede cones a tte SEN 79 Using the Table of Contents Service 0 teen n 81 Accessing the Table of Contents Genee 81 Browsing and Searching the Table of Contents for a
64. others To access the Preferences pages click Preferences at the top of any page The Location and Pricing Preferences page is displayed in the right frame Figure 12 8 For other preferences click a Westlaw feature or service in the left frame as shown below Use the drop down lists buttons and check boxes to customize Westlaw for your research needs then Click Save Changes Preferences Location amp Pricing Preferences i A Location Location amp Pricing KeyCite Alerts Calendaring Outlook Properties Trail Public Records Time Zone Ema O Change Client ID Central x Date Format wwobmvvv E Document Display MM DD Y YYY zs TER Find Jurisdiction US United States Result List Display Te unis ed US United States F Search Pricing S Changes in pricing method for printing and searching will take effect the next time you sign on to Westlaw Print amp Download Se Printing Bill by Document z Searching By the Hour z QuickView Go to QuickView Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Privacy Customer Service 1 800 REF ATTY 1 800 733 2889 Help Save Changes Figure 12 8 Location and Pricing Preferences page Customizing Your Search Environment Appendix A West Digest Topics and Their Numerical Designations The current complete list of West topics and corresponding topic numbers is provided below A t WO CON Oo UI 25 25T 26 Abandoned and Los
65. print or deliver e g full text of documents first pages only To print or deliver specific pages from a print publication select Star Pages and type the page numbers in the text box 5 Click Settings to display a Settings dialog box for the print or delivery destination you selected In the Content Options section specify whether you want to include features such as KeyCite flags highlighted search terms and images in your printed or delivered documents In the Format section specify the format of your printed or delivered documents such as font size and number of columns Click Done when you finish selecting your settings 6 Click Print Send Print Send or Save depending on the print or delivery destination you selected DN Print Webpage Dialog sl Add Note to Cover Page Printer Attached Printer z Format HTML gt I Save as default in Preferences Current Document 118 S Ct 2196 Include KeyCite Full History I Direct History Graphical View I KeyCite Citing References Page Options Full Text C First Page Only C Synopsis and West Headnotes Star Pages for Pinpoint Citations e g 194 196 201 What is this i Ge Figure 11 2 Print dialog box Printing and Delivering Documents 139 Specifying Default Settings The Print and Download Preferences page allows you to select default settings for the Printer E Mail Download and Fax delivery destinations You can override
66. records databases on Westlaw provide the following types of information information about individuals including names addresses and phone numbers asset records including real property records and records relating to the ownership or registration of motor vehicles aircraft watercraft and stock real property reports deed images and parcel maps reports about people and companies corporate records and business directories adverse filing records including records of lawsuits and bankruptcies liens and judgments and Uniform Commercial Code UCC filings professional license and registration records criminal records and risk awareness information death records ACCESSING PUBLIC RECORDS You can access public records databases in the following ways Type a public records database identifier in the Search these databases text box in the left frame of the Westlaw Directory page or a tabbed page and click Go Click Directory at the top of any page to display the Westlaw Directory then click Public Records to display the Public Information Records and Filings section To access a database click a database name in the right frame PERMISSIBLE USE REQUIREMENTS Many public records databases require you to choose one or more permissible uses under applicable laws and rules before you can run a search When you have a permissible use select the use from the Permissible Uses drop down list at a database Search p
67. service accessing 81 browsing 81 82 retrieving documents 81 82 templates 11 Term arrows 42 47 Terms and Connectors search method abbreviations 31 about 24 added date restriction 37 alternative terms 29 antonyms 28 29 asterisk 28 choosing search terms 28 common terms 29 compound terms 30 connectors 32 35 date restriction 36 37 document ranking 38 field restrictions 35 modifying search 38 40 order of processing connectors 34 phrase searching 28 plurals 20 possessives 30 quotation marks 28 Recent Searches and Locates drop down list 28 Result Options drop down list 45 root expander 28 31 synonyms 28 29 thesaurus 26 universal character 28 32 text field 78 Texts and Treatises database TEXTS 128 thesaurus 26 29 title field 15 16 60 Tools drop down list copying document text 52 restricting display by field 43 50 viewing a specific page 43 50 topic and key number search 66 topic field 58 60 62 63 treaties databases 87 treatises 128 129 trial court filings 97 U Uniform Laws Annotated 81 130 United States Code Annotated 81 85 Popular Name Table 84 United States Public Laws database US PL 86 United States Public Laws 1973 2008 database US PL OLD 86 United States Reports 49 United States Statutes at Large 49 United States Treaties in Force database USTIF 87 universal character 28 32 U S Code Congressional and Administrative News 87 username 2 V viewing entries for an ale
68. tenth 10th eleven 11 eleventh Tith twelve 12 twelfth T2th thirteen 13 thirteenth 3th fourteen 14 fourteenth 14th fifteen 15 fifteenth 15th sixteen 16 sixteenth 16th seventeen 17 seventeenth 17th eighteen 18 eighteenth 18th nineteen 19 nineteenth 19th twenty 20 twentieth 20th thirty 30 thirtieth 30th forty 40 fortieth 40th fifty 50 fiftieth 50th sixty 60 sixtieth 60th seventy 70 seventieth 70th eighty 80 eightieth 80th ninety 90 ninetieth 90th Appendix B Automatic Equivalencies 157 Calendar Abbreviations Monday Mon January Jan Tuesday Tues February Feb Wednesday Wed March Mar Thursday Thurs April Apr Friday Fri June Jun Saturday Sat July Jul Sunday Sun August Aug September Sept October Oct November Nov December Dec 158 Appendix B Automatic Equivalencies Appendix C Combining Connectors Order in Which Connectors Are Processed For searches containing several connectors the standard order in which the connectors are processed is as follows OR n n s s p p AND amp BUT NOT This means that search terms joined by OR are processed first Next numerical and grammatical connectors are processed in the order listed with numerical connectors n n processed before sentence connectors s s and sentence connectors processed before paragraph connectors p p Search terms connected by AND amp are pr
69. text box 6 The client identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Client ID text box Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client 7 Ifyou want your entry to retrieve only documents that contain specific terms type those terms in the Additional search terms text box 8 If you do not want your entry to monitor all document types clear the check boxes next to the document types in the Include list that you do not want monitored At least one check box must be selected 9 In the Delivery Settings section click Edit to change one or more delivery settings if desired Click Save when you finish making your changes 10 Click Save to save the entry in the Profiler Alert Directory Using Alert Services 125 126 Using Alert Services Creating a D amp B Alert Entry To create a D amp B Alert Entry complete these steps 1 Click Create in the D amp B Alert section The D amp B Alert Create Entry page is displayed Figure 9 9 D amp B Alert i Create Entry Company Name DUNS Number Client ID Roo Create Entry Directory Summary Report Tips E mail RN Save Cancel Figure 9 9 D amp B Alert Create Entry page 2 Type a company name in the Company Name text box 3 Type a D U N S number in the DUNS Number text boxes 4 Theclient identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Client ID text box Typ
70. the Internet Because of the evolving nature of Internet technology there may be recent changes to the Westlaw interface and functionality that are not reflected in this documentation nformation in this guide is current through April 15 2010 ALR Am Jur Black s Law Dictionary Corpus Juris Secundum CourtExpress Graphical Statutes KeyCite KeySearch Most Cited Cases National Reporter System RegulationsPlus ResultsPlus Smart Tools Supreme Court Reporter ULA Uniform Laws Annotated United States Code Annotated USCA U S Code Congressional and Administrative News West WestClip West Key Number System Westlaw Westlaw 50 State Surveys WestlawPRO Westlaw Profiler West s and Words and Phrases are registered trademarks of West Publishing Corporation NewsRoom is a trademark of West Publishing Corporation Survey Authority and West Survey Builder are service marks of West Publishing Corporation BlackBerry is a registered trademark of Research in Motion Limited D amp B and D U N S are registered trademarks of D amp B Firefox is a registered trademark of Mozilla Foundation Internet Explorer Microsoft Outlook Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Mac is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc SciSearch is a registered trademark of Thomson Reuters Scientific Inc WordPerfect is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation 2010 Thomson Reuters All rights reserved West
71. the KeyCite history result in full page view Figure 8 8 shows citing references to the statute 29 USCA 8 794a Full Screen List P lici Find citation A P Proposed Legislation KeyCite Citing References E History Showing 6725 documents Citing References E Monitor With KeyCite alert ree Monito tiith i aTe Alert Citations From U S C A U S A 2105 794 8 794a Remedies and attorney fees Effective See Notes queen ome m me Graphical Statutes 1 Construction with other laws Full Text Document C Hi Cousins v Secretary of the U S Dept of Transp 880 F 2d 603 606 1st Cir Me Jul Table of Contents 24 1989 NO 88 1106 Versions D P2 Cousins v Secretary of U S Dept of Transp 857 F 2d 37 37 1st Cir Me Sep 20 Section Outline 1988 NO 88 1106 C P3 Smith v Cumberland School Committee 703 F 2d 4 5 1st Cir R I Mar 24 1983 ResultsPlus NO 82 1524 ALR D P4 Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania v Pierce 789 F 2d 1016 1016 3rd Cir Pa May 1 Who is Recipient of and What i Constitutes Program or Activity 01 1996 NO 95 1498 Receiving Federal Financial 5 Estate of Reynolds v Martin 985 F 2d 470 471 8th Cir Cal Feb 09 1993 NO 91 Assistance for Purposes of 504 of 15237 Rehabilitation Act 29 U S C a 794 Which Prohibits Any Program or M 4 o in 6 Wilson v Marana Unified School Dist No 6 of Pima County 735 F 2d 1178 11
72. the following Terms and Connectors query in the U S Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Cases database CTA7 sy posner 2 richard amp reversed Searching Case Law Databases 61 One of the cases in the result is shown in Figure 5 1 Note the search terms highlighted in the synopsis field Result List 3 Docs Full Screen List Links for 203 F 3d 477 TOR BB ua EN woe Bankcard America Inc v Universal Bancard Systems Inc LPI 203 F 3d 477 Edit Search Locate in Result F Some negative history but not overruled Full History Direct History Graphical View Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert KeyCite Full Text Document Case Outline Petitions Briefs amp Filings ResultsPlus View All Results Corpus Juris Secundum Trial Attendant or Bystander Objections a tions Waiver of Irregularities Generally Corpus Juris Secundum Workers Compensation 2 Proceedings and Procedure Appeal and Review General Requirement of Presentation and Reservation Below C A 7 Ill 2000 February 01 2000 Approx 12 pages TE west Reporter Image PDF 203 F 3d 477 RICO Bus Disp Guide 9827 53 Fed R Evid Serv 391 Briefs and Other Related Documents United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit BANKCARD AMERICA INC Plaintiff Appellee Cross Appellant v UNIVERSAL BANCARD SYSTEMS INC Defendant Appellant Cross Appellee an Samuel Buchbinder and Pa
73. 008 2009 2010 Totaly Clients Parties Dockets by year Industries initiated 10 L 13 8 KR a 82 Roles Judicial opinions 13 E 3 17 m 47 Total 23 20 16 25 i5 D 99 Case Types KeyRules Dockets and Opinions by Year KEYRULES ALL Case Types Figure 4 13 Litigation History Report Browsing Documents 55 Searching Case Law Databases Using Fields in Case Law Documents 58 Retrieving Relevant Cases 58 Retrieving Cases That Others May Miss 58 Reviewing Your Results siasi Sacer sette e pO tore dba tede Ee de poer eg ea 58 Identifying Fields in Case Law Documents 58 Restricting Your Search by Pied 61 Synopsis Feld eee ree gut aie oda dae ge ane haa steh ar SH ri Session alatum rd uin 61 Topic Fel diss ees oda So eh ete pepe et Aes eae p Aer eR EC 62 ele lee EE 63 Digest Fleld eire EEN e ep pede der er ade gene uae TU EXT TU EP qu 64 Judge Field er der X a e en EC ute Bh tee Bedae PCR e E Or 65 Attorney Fields 12s vezes bns E RR CECI d ER EE E EPI LEER T 66 Court Field itt ptr eer ee P Noe deed a ade e dei re redeant 66 Searching by West Topic and Key Number 66 Using the West Key Number Digest Custom Digest esee 67 Using the Search for Key Numbers Feature sees 69 Using the Most Cited Cases Feature 0 eee 70 Using KeySegEtliss ste o deter dU epo aieo etant sese quen Ankara aser a 72 Selecting a West TOPIC 02 ee reete epe RC RR e ENN qa qe dies 73 Searching for Documents 73 Searching Case
74. 022000000 8 Accessing the Table of Contents for Prior Versions of Statutes or Regulations 82 Using an Index to Retrieve Statutes and Regulations 000 eee eect eee eee 83 Using the Popular Name Table to Retrieve Statutes 0 00 eee eee 84 Retrieving Prior Versions of Statutes or Regulations 0 00 eee eee 84 Retrieving Prior Versions While Viewing the Current Version 85 Other Westlaw Resources for Legislative and Regulatory Information 86 Legislative Service Databases 2 0 tent e 86 Legislative Tracking and Bill Text Databases 0 eet eee ee 86 Archival Legislative Databases 0 0 ccc ls 86 Legislative History Databases 2 0 nananana nner rarnana aranana rnrn 86 U S Code Congressional and Administrative News Database 87 Regulation Tracking Databases 0 ccc me 87 Archival Regulations Databases 2 cece nen teen ene teens 87 Treaties Databases isssuussssssssllsssssslls e ns 87 Comparing State Statutes and Regulations nuuanu naaa teen eens 88 Westlaw 50 State Surveys eii rec Ee ERR NEU ca Ex DU Ue Dee ey eem Repas 88 vi Creating a C stomized SUEY is eset p ep e RC Und UR C Lodo gd I E ead 88 Using SURVEY Authiorlty uec uet So aed pesce oe A dob eee ds wed ee aed ee Mh aad 90 Using Survey CheckliSts ek ihc ice deer EN oer dee db boe Ete dali takes eae 90 Tracking Federal Agency Decisions 91 7 SEARCHING
75. 1982 June 28 1982 Approx 27 pages Edit Search Locate in Result P Some negative history but KeyCite not overruled 6360k18 43 k International Relations Aliens Most Cited Cases Formerly 360k4 12 Full History ee State could not recoup indirectly from nonimmigrant aliens the taxes that federal government Citing Rafsr nicae had expressly barred state from collecting Bretton Woods Agreements Act 11 22 U S C A 8 Citing References 286h 26 U S C A 893 Md Code 1957 Art 81 280 a Monitor With KeyCite Alert 3 EI KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote Full Text Document Case Outline lt i Colleges and Universities k9 Students Petitions Briefs amp Filings k9 20 Tuition and a Most Cited Cases ResultsPlus View All Results Formerly 81k9 ALR e munity of fri iv j amp 360 States EI KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote Under Eleventh Amendment Supreme 3601 Political Status and Relations Court Cases c 3601 B Federal Supremacy Preemption C 360k18 43 k International Relations Aliens Most Cited Cases ALR Formerly 360k4 12 Figure 5 2 Result of a search restricted to the topic field A list of West digest topics and their numerical equivalents is available on Westlaw in the West Key Number Digest Custom Digest which contains the complete topic and key number outline used by West attorney editors to classify headnotes To access the We
76. 347 F Supp 2d 300 E D La November 01 2004 NO CIV A 02 3162 347 F Supp 2d 300 Daigle and Clare Benoit No Civ A 02 3162 Nov 1 2004 Background Resigned city employee niat 1983 First Amendment action against city employee s former supervisor and individual city official alleging for complaining about Motions Pleadings and Filings United States District Court E D Louisiana Darlene CHIASSON v CITY OF THIBODAUX Deborah Daigle and Clare Benoit supervisor s job conduct and asserted claim under state statute Defendants No Civ A 02 3162 Nov 1 2004 moved for 5 Holdings The District Court Vance J held that 1 employee did not suffer adverse employment action from lower performance Background Resigned city employee brought 1983 First Amendment action against city employee s former supervisor and individual city official allegin for complaining about supervisor s job conduct and asserted claim under state statute Defendants moved for summary of Federal Figure 5 5 Result of a search restricted to the synopsis and digest fields Result List Links for Ce BB p EN yor 60 Docs 347 F Supp 2d 300 Full Screen List c Chiasson v City of Thibodaux T i i 347 F Supp 2d 300 Edit Search Locate in Result E D La 2004 November 01 2004 Approx 13 pages Result Options Y 10 EI KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote F 19 Chiasson v City of Th
77. 5 Click Preferences at the top of any page Click Trail in the left frame Type one or more addresses in the E mail address es text box Select the E Mail my last Trail at sign off check box Click Save Changes Downloading a Research Trail You can download a research trail as an HTML file When you view the trail in a browser or word processor you can click the links in the trail to jump to a document or search result on Westlaw To download a research trail complete these steps 1 6 Getting Started on Westlaw Do one of the following To download the current research trail click Current Research Trail if necessary at the Research Trail page Then click Download Trail Figure 1 4 To download a previous research trail click List of All Research Trails at the Research Trail page Click the name of a research trail to open it then click Download Trail 2 Select the Attach Trail Summary Notes check box to include trail notes in the downloaded trail or clear the check box to exclude them 3 Click Download A message instructing you to use your browser s Save As feature is displayed Click OK The trail is displayed in a new browser window 4 In the new browser window choose Save As from the File menu to download the trail Choose the location for the file and type a file name with an HTML file extension for your downloaded trail e g buckaloo htm 6 Click Save Research Trai
78. 7 2 click the KeyRules title to display the document Figure 7 3 Edit Search Locate in Result Result 1 Document A ES pn EN wow Esser nn eman ee r KeyRules January 2010 KeyRules California Superior Court San Diego County Motions Oppositions and Replies Motion to Compel Discovery Clear all Figure 7 2 KeyRules result list Viewing KeyRules Documents Your search in a KeyRules database retrieves documents that provide comprehensive information about timing format service requirements and other rules that govern the types of filings you selected Click Section Outline on the Links tab to display user friendly links that you can use to view the organization of the document and to jump to specific sections Searching Court Document and Related Databases 95 Fotu uon amp ES A mH ym CA KR San Diego 47 Full Screen List 4 Previous Section KeyRules California Superior Next Section gt T i San Diego County Motion to Compel Discovery Edit Search Locate in Result CA KR San Diego 47 Approx 21 pages Full Text Document Table of Contents 5 Res i Notify me of rules update i Which general and local rules CA KR San Diego 47 apply CA San Diego MOT COMP DISC 47 B Timing 2008 WL 16940 When do pleadings motions or responses need to be filed KeyRules C General Requirements Document Last Updated January 2010 Discussion of applicable law D Documents KeyRules
79. 7 pages Find citation a C Citing References available KeyCite i History Citing References 43 A L R Fed 2d 47 Originally published in 2010 Monitor With KeyCite Alert American Law Reports ALR Federal 2d The ALR databases are made current by the weekly addition of relevant new cases Full Text Document ResultsPlus View All Results ALR Liability Under Federal Securities Laws of Sellers of Subprime Mortgage Loans 1 Landlord s Liability for Injury or Death Due to Defects in Areas of Building Other TI rways Used Lori J Parker J D in Common by Tenants j Federal securities laws generally prohibit fraud deception misrepresentation and omission of Corpus Juris Secundum material facts in connection with registration statements proxy statements and the issuance of Securities Regulation and securities These laws have come into play in connection with the securitization and sale of Commodity Futures Trading subprime mortgages due to sellers misrepresentation or failure to disclose risks associated with subprime lending and the resulting negative effect on the sellers stock value In such a case ELSEN Atlas v Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co 556 F Supp 2d 1142 43 A L R Fed 2d 719 S D duet nnum Cal 2008 the plaintiff shareholders set forth numerous claims including those against the J corporate defendant a seller of subprime mortgages under sections 11 a and 12 a
80. 79 9th Activity Receiving Financial Assistance Cir Ariz Jun 26 1984 NO 83 1588 83 1628 from Discriminating on Basis of S Disability C HZ Homeward Bound Inc v Hissom Memorial Center 963 F 2d 1352 1352 10th Cir J Okla May 08 1992 NO 91 5006 H Figure 8 8 KeyCite citing references to the statute Documents citing the statute are listed in the following order cases that have affected the validity of the section cases from United States Code Annotated and state statute notes of decisions cases on Westlaw that do not appear in notes of decisions administrative decisions administrative registers secondary sources court documents such as petitions and briefs statutes and court rules administrative codes If the citing references result is large it may be divided into parts RESTRICTING CITING REFERENCES TO A STATUTE To restrict the list of citing references follow these steps 1 Click Limit KeyCite Display at the bottom of the page shown outlined in Figure 8 8 The KeyCite Limits page is displayed Figure 8 9 2 Usethe check boxes text boxes and drop down lists in the right frame to define your restrictions Click the links in the left frame to move from one restriction to another 3 Click Apply to display the KeyCite result with the restrictions you specify 114 Citation Research To modify your restrictions click Edit Limits at the bottom of the KeyCite citing referenc
81. 8 50 State Regulatory Surveys database REG SURVEYS 88 index 83 KeyCite 113 115 regulation tracking databases 87 retrieving by citation 76 retrieving prior versions 76 84 85 Survey Authority database SURVEY AUTHORITY 90 Survey Checklists database SURVEY CHECK 90 table of contents 81 82 viewing consecutive regulations 79 Agency Tracker about 91 118 creating an entry 123 Alert Center 54 115 118 120 135 accessing 4 alert services Agency Tracker 91 118 123 Alert Center 118 changing an entry 119 creating entries 119 D amp B Alert 118 126 deleting entries 119 Docket Alert 103 118 122 IP Filing Rules Alert 118 122 KeyCite Alert 118 120 KeyRules Alert 118 121 preferences 126 Profiler Alert 54 118 124 viewing entries 119 WestClip 45 118 119 135 alternative terms 29 American Jurisprudence 2d 81 129 American Law Institute 129 American Law Reports ALR 128 129 ampersand amp See AND connector AND connector amp 33 annotations field 78 antonyms 28 29 archival legislative databases 86 archival regulations databases 87 asterisk See universal character attached printer 11 138 attorney field 60 66 attorneys information about 18 53 55 B background field 60 Best arrows 42 47 best portion 47 bill tracking 86 Black s Law Dictionary 130 145 blue H 107 Boolean searching See Terms and Connectors search method briefs 96 97 search by party name 15 browsing Best arrows 42 47 by bes
82. Abbott v Bragdon 163 F 3d 87 1st Cir Dec 29 1998 NO 96 1643 Impairment Within Meaning of S Americans with Disabilities Act 42 Certiorari Denied by U S C a 12102 2 C C H6 Bragdon v Abbott 526 U S 1131 U S May 24 1999 NO 98 1536 Am Jur Proof of Facts 2 Proof of Disability Under the i ith Disabiliti Z Abbott v Bragdon 912 F Supp 580 D Me Dec 22 1995 NO CIV 94 0273 B 8 1st Cir Me Mar 05 1997 Table text in WESTLAW Am Jur Proof of Facts f Discrimi Ti Deities Cmnlavan Exclude Court Documents Limit KeyCite History Display a H afune Figure 8 1 KeyCite history of the case Customizing the History You View When you are viewing the full KeyCite history result you can show only negative history by clicking Limit KeyCite History Display at the bottom of the page and choosing Show Negative Treatment Only from the menu that is displayed shown outlined in Figure 8 1 You can also choose Exclude Court Documents from the menu to exclude court documents from the KeyCite history result To return to the full history click Cancel Limits at the bottom of the page 108 Citation Research Displaying Direct History in Graphical View While viewing a case or its KeyCite history result in text view Figure 8 1 you can click Direct History Graphical View on the Links tab to display the direct history of the case in an easy to read graphical view Figure 8 2 The
83. COURT DOCUMENT AND RELATED DATABASES eee nnn 93 Retrieving Court RULES esu epe E te euge bo ese e Uere gba EE C ewe hed 94 Court ulesDatabas8s unser tret fe eade deem hee And watts Reddit uad nie deg dts 94 Using KeyRules to Understand Court Rules isussssssssssssssss e 94 Searching Appellate Briefs cupere Ieri oboe dE abled ee edo OE siet S 96 Browsing Briefe Lioepilceenesr ke Uu E POR D eI d rele e rave er Teu e RE Ci 97 Searching Trial Gourt Filings creber RS Ux ar ee p e pe ex Pee Ag S 97 Retrieving Courtroom Trariscrlpte issu uota eet et m APO ba exe a bete e ER Ue adi d 98 Searching Dockets ios coe epe eere eme eu Doe red tme per eder rer X Ged ESPERA TUE oe 99 Accessing Dockets Databases 99 WpGating Eet ue ede bre eh ieee hates tam RE Me eed aaa LR REP dd 100 Adding Calendar Information for Your Current Dockets Result 101 Monitoring Changes in Dockets 2 29 tonem eene DEN Eee seb que e Rr Gale eS 102 Ordering Court Documents 13 2 bee eb pee oor e d eodd ee died ee ga edu 103 8 CITATION RESEARCH ore rh Uh ERU E os Ris BOSSE SA RUSE SLES SS PUR QUUM PEUT URN 105 ACCESSING Ne EE 106 KeyCite Status Flags zr cian es gaat ag ceeds oee shea oes Qe X UPON QE S 107 KeyCite Information for a C eg acsi dace xe deep doe eee aha e eh HERR hy e A 108 Viewing the History of a Case 108 Viewing Citing References Toataeg sen 109 Restricting Citing References to a Case 6 cece eee een e ee
84. California Superior Court San Diego County What documents need to be Motions Oppositions and Replies filed Motion to Compel Discovery E Format A Applicable Rules What format should the documents be in 1 State rules li n ice Requiremen Specific filing or service a Format of discovery motions Cal Rules of Court Rule 3 1345 requirements G Hearings A b Service of motion papers on nonparty deponent Cal Rules of Court Rule 3 1346 Information on hearings H Forms c Sanctions for failure to provide discovery Cal Rules of Court Rule 3 1348 1 Checklist d Limitations on the filing of papers Cal Rules of Court Rule 3 250 Related Rules Figure 7 3 KeyRules document Searching Appellate Briefs Westlaw includes a collection of more than 1 6 million state and federal appellate briefs that you can search by issue party or attorney name or docket number You can retrieve briefs in several different ways including the following While you are viewing a case click Briefs and Other Related Documents at the top of the document to display a list of briefs filed in the case as well as related documents on Westlaw such as transcripts of oral argument Then click the link for the brief you want to view Click Court Docs at the top of any page select a database by clicking a link under Appellate Briefs in the left frame and type your search terms in the text boxes in the right frame Then click Sear
85. Cases database ALLFEDS or a federal topical case law database using age ranking cases are ordered first by court and then by age U S Supreme Court cases are displayed first followed by cases from the courts of appeals the district courts and the specialized courts e g the bankruptcy courts In publication ranking documents are presented in the order in which they were published It is the standard ranking order in directory databases as well as statutory and regulatory databases such as the United States Code Annotated database USCA and the Code of Federal Regulations database CFR MODIFYING YOUR SEARCH To modify your Terms and Connectors query or Natural Language description or run it in a different database click Edit Search at the top of the result list or in the left frame of a displayed document The Search page is redisplayed Toedit your search and run it in the same database make your changes in the Search text box and Click Search Westlaw To change databases click Change Databases s at the top of the Search page The Change Database s page is displayed Figure 3 13 Type the identifiers of the databases you want to search in the Add or Delete database s text box You can then click Edit Search in New Database s to edit your search before running it in the new database or click Run Search to run it in the new database without editing it Basics of Westlaw Searching Change Database s Custom Digest
86. Database to Minnesota State Trial Court Orders or Minnesota State and Fed Cases Rules Annotated 1 Trials Harmless Error SELECT TO UPDATE PRINT OF EMAIL ETE re Minnesota Practice Methods 1 Hagstrom v McDougall of Practice 131 Minn 389 155 NW 391 Minn December 17 1915 NO 19460 115 f 2 Land Contracts Earnest Money ntra escripti Subsequent Oral Agreement 157k 440 Prior and Contemporaneous Collateral Agreements 157k 441 ot Property In General 157k 441 1 k In General Exclusion of Zeie of prior contemporaneous and subsequent conversations in connection with the written contract sued on but not by way of a Williston on Contracts Figure 3 15 Add Related Terms section Changing Databases When a search retrieves fewer than five documents Westlaw may suggest larger more comprehensive databases in which to run your search in the Expand Search section at the top of the result list Figure 3 16 Click a database name to display the Search page for the database Click Search Westlaw to run the search in the database you selected If you are using transactional pricing you will be charged for an additional search Edit Search parol 2 evidence 2 exclusion Database mn cs Il SEARCH Locate in Result Results 4 Documents Add Search to WestClip ZS A amp EN wow Add Related Terms y ambiguity ResultsPlus iew All Its GREIS 7 KEN integrated mer
87. Delivery Settings Required Fields Frequency py zl NameofAlet Destination Email x Properties Client ID Ron Maximum documents fon Court s Dockan Edit Court s Result Format List of All Citations zl Results L Inform me of no results Alert me to filings matching the following criteria Party Name Date Created mm dd yy Attorney Name Nest Run Date 02 17 2010 Law Firm Last Run Date m dd yyy Judge Name Key Nature of Expiration Date mm dd vyyy 8l Suit KNOS Available KNOS selections Notes Save Cancel Figure 9 6 Docket Alert New Cases Filed Based on Selected Criteria page 4 8 9 Under Entry Details type a name for the entry in the Name of Alert text box The client identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Client ID text box Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client Type information as appropriate in the Party Name Attorney Name Law Firm and Judge Name text boxes To add a Key Nature of Suit KNOS classification click Available KNOS selections Click the plus and minus symbols to browse the KNOS list Select the check boxes next to the classifications you want to add and click Save In the Delivery Settings section change one or more delivery settings if desired Click Save to save the entry in the Docket Alert Directory Note You can also set up an en
88. E TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR A PUBLICATION To browse the table of contents for a publication click the plus and minus symbols To retrieve a specific section click its link The full text of the section is displayed in the right frame Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 81 To retrieve more than one section of a publication or whole titles chapters or subchapters follow these steps 1 While viewing the table of contents for a publication select the check boxes in front of the titles chapters subchapters or sections you want to retrieve Figure 6 6 EI CHAPTER 5 BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION 8 1401 Definitions 1402 Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study 1403 National Land Border Security Plan 1404 Port of entry technology demonstration program amp 1405 Authorization of appropriations T EXD3 TITLE 7 AGRICULTURE E Selection s Retrieve amp Print Search Expand Selection s Collapse All Clear Effective Date 02 12 2010 ES Figure 6 6 Searching the Table of Contents 2 Click Search at the bottom of the page A list of the sections you selected is displayed in the TOC selection s box Figure 6 7 Table of Contents Search Find by Citation Statutes Index Pop Name Table 50 State Surveys Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips United States Code Annotated USCA Table of Contents all
89. ERKELEY Berkeley Business Law Journal BERKBLJ Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law BERKJCL i Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern amp Islamic Law BJMEIL i THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY WELLNESS LETTER UCBWLTR i Berkeley Journal of Employment amp Labor Law BERIJELL i Berkeley Journal of International Law BERKJIL i Berkeley La Raza Law Journal BERKLARLJ i Berkeley Technology Law Review BERKTU i Berkeley Journal of African American Law amp Policy BERKJAA i Berkeley Voice CA BRKLYVOICE i Berkeley Journal of Gender Law amp Justice BERKIGLI i la ME DDDDDDDDDDD Figure 3 3 List of matching databases You can also use the Find a Database wizard or search the Westlaw Database List IDEN Using the Find a Database Wizard The Find a Database wizard asks questions to help you select relevant databases for your search To use the wizard click Find a Database Wizard in the left frame of the Westlaw Directory page or the tabbed Westlaw page When finished the wizard displays the Search page for a specific database or the section of the Westlaw Directory containing relevant databases for your search Searching the Westlaw Database List IDEN If you re not sure which database is right for your search complete these steps to search IDEN for databases that contain the information you need 1 Type iden in the Search for a database text box an
90. F 3d 316 52 ERC 1818 31 Envtl L Rep 20 753 Searching Case Law Databases 59 Field abbreviation Field name Definition ci citation unique references for citing to a specific case ti title formal name of a case and complete description of all adverse parties Sy synopsis summary of the case including the background and holding prepared by the publisher also includes summary prepared by the court if available bg background summary of the nature of the case and party designations hg holding summary of the major holdings in the case to topic West editorial classifications including the numbers and names of West digest topics and key number information he headnote editorial descriptions of legal rules and principles discussed in the case di digest combined topic and headnote fields CO court abbreviation for the court of decision at attorney names of counsel ju judge name of the judge writing the lead opinion op opinions text of all opinions and names of the judges ft full text all information except publisher s synopsis and the digest field wp words phrases legal terms and phrases defined within headnotes based on West s Words and Phrases publication pa panel judges participating in the case when provided by the court pr prelim docket number date information and full court name plus information in the panel and notes fields le lead text of the lead opinion
91. I5K101 This search retrieves cases with headnotes classified under topic 115 Damages and key number 101 Expenses Of course you can use a topic and key number search in conjunction with other search terms as in the following search TI5K101 p medical This search retrieves cases with headnotes classified under topic 115 Damages and key number 101 Expenses that discuss medical expenses Searching Case Law Databases As the law evolves new key numbers are added and existing key numbers are modified If you begin your Westlaw research using a reclassified or obsolete key number the cases you retrieve include a Formerly line indicating that the headnote has been reclassified Because the material classified under the old key number may have been reclassified to more than one new key number you should browse your result to determine whether other relevant key numbers exist or access the West Key Number Digest Custom Digest to search for additional relevant key numbers USING THE WEST KEY NUMBER DIGEST CUSTOM DIGEST The West Key Number Digest also called the Custom Digest contains the complete topic and key number outline used by West attorney editors to classify headnotes The West Key Number Digest helps you identify topic and key numbers related to your issue and retrieve cases with headnotes classified under those topic and key numbers To access the West Key Number Digest click Key Numbers at the top of any page and then
92. ILER ALL Note that profiles of arbitrators are available in the Profiler Profiles of Arbitrators database PROFILER ARB After accessing the database type the person s name e 9 peter wright in the First and Last Name text box on the search template and click Search Westlaw A result list is displayed To view the profile click the retrieval number next to the person s name in the list T E RE E ua Y woe Stone v Entergy Services Inc 9 So 3d 193 La App 4 Cir 2009 February 04 2009 Approx 7 pages Links for 9 So 3d 193 Full Screen List H Locate in Result Find citation H Case has some history Full History Direct History Graphical View Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert KeyCite 195 Roger D Phipps Evanthea P Phipps Phipps amp Phipps New Orleans LA for Plaintiff Appellant E Thomas M Flanagan icki A Elmer Stanley Flanagan amp Reuter L L C New Orleans L amp and RETTEE VY er Entergy Services Inc New Orleans LA for Defendant Appellee Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG Judge CHARLES R JONES Judge MAX N TOBIAS JR Figure 4 10 Link to profile of an attorney Links for Flanagan Thomas M Full Screen List Locate in Result Find citation Full Text Document Flanagan Thomas M H Flanagan Partners LLP New Orleans Louisiana 70170 504 569 0235 Update My Profile Thomas M Flanagan Profiler Ref
93. LL CA State and Federal Trial Court Filings CA FILING ALL CA Trial Court Filings CA FILING More Trial Court Orders State Trial Court Orders TRIALORDERS ALL CA State Trial Court Orders ca TRIALORDERS More Courtroom Transcripts All Trial and Oral Argument Transcripts TRANSCRIPTS ALL All Trial Transcripts TRIALTRNS ALL CA State and Federal Trial Transcripts CA TRIALTRNS ALL CA Trial Transcripts CA TRIALTRNS Sth Circuit CTA Transcripts cTA9 ORALARG Dockets All Dockets pock ALL CA State and Federal Dockets pock CA ALL CA State Dockets DOCK CA STCTS More Westlaw eforms All eforms ALLFRMS Search Selected Databases State and Federal Oral Argument amp Trial Transcripts Multibase TRANSCRIPTS ALL Remove E Terms and Connectors Natural Language Template Parties and Attorney Firm Judge Expert Docket Number Additional Restrictions Search a H Search Westlaw Enter terms and connectors to help refine your search Connectors Expanders Transcript Types v Search All Trial Court Transcripts and Appellate Oral Arguments Trial Court I Expert Witness Appellate Oral Transcripts Testimony Arguments Opening Motion Hearing Oral Arguments Statement Voir Dire Closing Statement T Jury Lay Witness 4 s Y Instructions Charge Testimony Media Format E v Search All Med
94. LTH CARE REAL PROPERTY UTILITIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS Figure 6 20 SURVEY CHECK Table of Contents page Tracking Federal Agency Decisions The Agency Tracker service alerts you when specific federal agencies issue decisions or take actions or when there are changes to the Federal Register Use the Agency Tracker service to monitor specific federal agency actions reported in the Federal Register monitor new federal agency opinions and decisions in more than 200 regulatory databases The databases are automatically selected by Westlaw depending on the agencies you choose to monitor You can access the Agency Tracker service in two ways Click Federal Agency Tracking Service at the Federal Register database FR Search page Click Alert Center in the upper right corner of any page then click Create in the Agency Tracker section For more information see Creating an Agency Tracker Entry on page 123 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 91 Searching Court Document and Related Databases Retrieving Court Rules ois x de aom qu ge dor quoa to donde tate ge tae n DOR eR TREE qne 94 Court Rules Databases t deet dere ee gU ed aei dee Pea d ae 94 Using KeyRules to Understand Court Rules 94 Searching Appellate Briet 96 Browsing HEI LE ER 97 Searching Trial Court Filings suas torem reme 4 Re Feed prex Pee deen eed Beene eee dd 97 Retrieving Courtroom Transcripts 0 eee rrenen r
95. Law Databases 57 When you search full text case law databases on Westlaw the documents you retrieve include the complete and accurate text of a court s decision order or ruling along with many exclusive West editorial enhancements that help you identify relevant case law documents and evaluate their significance This chapter describes how you can use West editorial enhancements to your advantage as you search Westlaw Using Fields in Case Law Documents Almost all documents on Westlaw are composed of several parts called fields In a case law document for example the title the name of the judge the names of the attorneys and the opinion are each a separate field Certain document fields contain West editorial enhancements For example the synopsis field sy provides a case summary including procedural history and the holding of the case the topic field to contains hierarchical key number classification information the headnote field he contains summaries of each point of law in a case the digest field di is a combination of the headnote and topic fields Westlaw document fields can help you research case law documents more effectively in several ways RETRIEVING RELEVANT CASES When you are researching a legal issue the cases you retrieve are more likely to be relevant when you restrict your search to the concise summaries contained in the synopsis and digest fields You can also retrieve cases dealing with specif
96. NTI BRIBERY AND ANTI CORRUPTION PROVISIONS Please click here to view Full Document Summary Bribery and corruption are ancient practices The punishment of bribery and corruption also is ancient In contemporary international law the legal approach to bribery and corruption varies from country to country Figure 6 19 Survey Authority document USING SURVEY CHECKLISTS The Survey Checklists database SURVEY CHECK provides step by step instructions on how to complete a task based on statutory or regulatory requirements To quickly access the Survey Checklists database click Survey Checklists in the left frame of the tabbed 50 State Surveys page Then type a Terms and Connectors or Natural Language search in the Search text box and click Search Westlaw In the alternative click Table of Contents to browse the table of contents for the database Figure 6 20 90 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases For information on using the Table of Contents service see Using the Table of Contents Service on page 81 Table of Contents Selected Databases Survey Checklists SURVEY CHECK All TOCS Search Change Database s Notices Tips m RBD RR H SURVEY CHECK LISTS BLUE SKY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CORPORATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR MERGING CORPORATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR MERGING NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS CIVIL LAWS CRIMINAL LAW ELECTION LAW EMPLOYMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES GOVERNMENT HEA
97. OT Connector You can exclude documents that contain certain terms by using the BUT NOT connector Westlaw excludes everything that follows the BUT NOT connector in your search For example to retrieve cases mentioning multiple chemical sensitivity while excluding cases with headnotes classified under West digest topic 413 Workers Compensation you could use this query multiple chemical sensitivity to 413 Order of Westlaw Processing Westlaw processes the connectors in your query in the following order nag space or n n s s p p amp 96 The order in which connectors are processed affects what a query will retrieve For example suppose you want to retrieve cases containing the term frisk or the phrase search and seizure The query frisk search 3 seizure will not retrieve all the desired documents because the OR relationship between frisk and search is processed first This query requires that either frisk or search appear within three terms of seizure in other words this query instructs Westlaw to search for these two alternative sets documents with frisk within three terms of seizure or documents with search within three terms of seizure Basics of Westlaw Searching To have Westlaw search for search within three terms of seizure first you must change the order in which the connectors are processed Using Parentheses to Change the Order of Processing You can use parentheses to change the or
98. Previous Section 26 U S C A amp 402 Next Section gt re R C g 40 Locate in Result Effective See Notes Prior Proposed ind citation Approx 49 pages Figure 6 1 Previous Section and Next Section links Browsing Multiple Sections of a Statute or Federal Regulation in a Single Document While viewing a statutes section or a section of the Code of Federal Regulations CFR you can click an All Sections icon in the prelim field Figure 6 2 to view all sections included in the chapter subchapter part or subpart containing that section The sections will be displayed as a single document in the right frame The document will include the full text of all the sections without annotations United States Code Annotated Currentness Title 26 Internal Revenue Code Refs amp Annos Subtitle A Income Taxes Refs amp Annos Chapter 1 Normal Taxes and Surtaxes Refs amp Annos Subchapter D Deferred Compensation Etc Refs amp Annos 8 Part I Pensign Profit Sharing Stock Bonus Plans Etc Refs amp Annos ill Subpart A General Rule Refs amp Annos 402 Taxability of beneficiary of employees trust Figure 6 2 All Sections icons Using Graphical Statutes Graphical Statutes helps you track changes to a statute by displaying those changes in an easy to read graphical view Graphical Statutes provides links to enacting and amending public laws relevant legislative history materials e g
99. Search Search by Party Name Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips California Cases CA CS LU Current database CA CS Current Search tree branch limb crossing property line border boundary Add or Delete database s CA CS Recent Databases hd Favorite Databases S Edit Search in New Database s Run Search Figure 3 13 Change Database s page You can also use the text boxes at the top of the result list to modify your search or run it in a different database Make changes to your search in the Edit Search text box or type a new database identifier in the Database text box Then click Search USING SMART TOOLS TO REFINE YOUR SEARCH Smart Tools are available for most Westlaw database searches when you use the Natural Language or Terms and Connectors search method With Smart Tools you can run an alternative search when Westlaw identifies spelling typographical or usage errors in your search add related terms to your search or Locate request rerun your search in larger more comprehensive databases You can turn off Smart Tools at the Search Preferences page Click Preferences at the top of any page and then click Search in the left frame Clear the check boxes in the Smart Tools section of the right frame Running a Did You Mean Search Westlaw identifies misspellings of common terms legal terms and legal acronyms as well as terms used incorrectly in a legal context and displays
100. Select Westlaw Printer to deliver your result to a dedicated Westlaw printer Select Download to save your result in a file on your computer Choose a document format Word WordPerfect HTML Plain Text PDF or RTF from the drop down list Select Email to deliver your result to an e mail address or a wireless device e g phone Palm or BlackBerry Choose a document format Word Attachment WordPerfect Attachment HTML Attachment PDF Attachment Plain Text Attachment RTF Attachment HTML Inline or Plain Text Inline from the drop down list If the result will be delivered to a wireless device select Plain Text Inline Then type one or more e mail or wireless e mail addresses separated by semicolons in the To text box Select Fax to deliver your result to a fax machine Type the fax number in the text boxes Click Send Request to retrieve your documents and send them to the delivery destination you se lected Using Find Citation Templates Find citation templates are available for federal and state case law the U S Constitution and state constitutions federal and state statutes session laws court rules and orders and many other materials If you are unsure of the correct citation format simply type the publication abbreviation in the Find this document by citation text box and click Go to display a fill in the blank template For example to display a Find template for a state statute type xx st where xx is a state
101. TING YOUR SEARCH BY DATE To add a date restriction to your search follow these steps 1 2 3 Type your Natural Language description in the Search text box Choose a date restriction from the Dates drop down list Click Search Westlaw Basics of Westlaw Searching 27 Searching with Terms and Connectors To search for documents using Terms and Connectors follow these steps 1 Formulate your query by choosing search terms significant to your issue and deciding which connectors to place between your terms Consider using alternative terms such as synonyms and antonyms To retrieve variations of terms use the root expander I and the universal character To retrieve a phrase place quotation marks around the phrase 2 Access a database or multiple databases The Search page is displayed Figure 3 10 Search Custom Digest Search by Party Name Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips California Cases CA CS i Terms and Connectors Natural Language Search a Search Westlaw Thesaurus ga Term Frequency Recent Searches amp Locates S Dates Unrestricted x Fields Select an Option x Add Connectors or Expanders Help w Figure 3 10 Case law database Search page showing the Terms and Connectors search method 3 At the Search page click the Terms and Connectors tab if it is not already selected 4 Type your query in the Search text box or choose a search from the Recent Se
102. TOCs gt United States gt Federal Primary amp Secondary gt United States Code Annotated gt Search TOC selection s 1402 Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study delete 1403 National Land Border Security Plan delete 1404 Port of entry technology demonstration program delete Add search terms and connectors optional Search sections effective on 02 12 2010 Search Figure 6 7 Table of Contents search page 3 If you want to retrieve only those sections that contain specific terms type the terms in the Add search terms and connectors text box Use connectors to specify the relationship between terms as you would with a Terms and Connectors query 4 If you are searching the table of contents for the CFR the USCA or California Florida Illinois Massachusetts New Jersey New York Pennsylvania or Texas statutes you can retrieve the versions of the sections that were effective on a specific date Type the date in the Search sections effective on text box or click the Calendar icon to select the date 5 Click Search to display your result ACCESSING THE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PRIOR VERSIONS OF STATUTES OR REGULATIONS The table of contents for the CFR the USCA or California Florida Illinois Massachusetts New Jersey New York Pennsylvania or Texas statutes can be displayed as it existed on a particular date To do so complete these steps 1 Access the table of contents for the
103. Trial Court Filings I Ohio Criminal Trial Court and Jury Instruction Filings combined T All State and Federal Civil Trial Court Filings Briefs lit I Ohio Briefs Multibase I Ohio Supreme Court Briefs I All State and Federal Briefs I Ohio Criminal Briefs T 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Briefs Customizing Content and Display Options To customize content and display options click Show next to Content and Display Options at the top of the page Three sets of options are displayed which are described below TAB OPTIONS Use the options in the Tab Options section to rename a page save a copy of a page delete a page change the layout of a page or e mail a page ADD CONTENT TO THIS TAB Use the options in the Add Content to this Tab section to add individual databases and useful tools to your page To add databases click All Databases Browse the Westlaw Directory by clicking the links Then select the check boxes next to the databases or collections of databases you want to add and click Add To add an individual database when you know its name click Individual Databases and Folders Then click Add a Database type the database name in the Add a Database text box and click Add In the displayed list of databases select the check box for the database you want then click OK Click Browse Common Tools to display a list of tools you can add to your page Figure 12 2 Select the check boxes next to the tool
104. Westlaw Page 3 Using the Find Serice erg Ee ERREUR I ROREM NR E opem ibat ed Ae epe 4 ele EE 4 Using Sticky Notes sr DE de ea teer ePi e ea ded Var an d ter eq PY Qu Rp et 4 Using the Research Tralles ies our Rer DR deet A aie adn De ek th dards Eder 4 Viewing a Research Lrail 2er citatis EI ERR eR EGO C Ra b ERE OR E 4 Adding Notes toa Research Trail iius eee o ro ttr ERA de gd dae des 5 Delivering a Research Tratt 5 Renaming a Research rail ask c eer eme Vere tete cd diee Ue UE Uer 7 Starting a New Research Trail During Your Westlaw Geselon 000 e cece eres 7 Deleting the Current Research Trail at Sign Off 2 eee eens 8 Getting Started on Westlaw 1 Before You Start SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The system requirements for using Westlaw are Windows Vista XP or 2000 or Mac OS 8 5 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or later Firefox 2 0 or later or Safari 2 0 or later Cookies enabled JavaScript enabled 800 x 600 or higher screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution recommended Frames fully supported and pop ups allowed ABOUT THIS GUIDE In this guide the graphics and step by step instructions are based on accessing Westlaw via the Internet Because of the evolving nature of Internet technology there may be recent changes to the Westlaw interface and functionality that are not reflected in this documentation Signing On to Westlaw Complete these steps to sign on to Westlaw 1 3 Go to w
105. age In some databases you can choose No Permissible Use from the Permissible Uses drop down list which enables you to search the database Content requiring a permissible use will be excluded from the search result 132 Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases Search Selected Databases Change Database s Coverage Notices Tips Asset Locator Combined ASSET ALL Template Search Westlaw Content Description The ASSET ALL database is comprised of data from multiple public records sources including Real Property Records Motor Vehicle Records Boat Registrations Stock Unclaimed Property and Aircraft records Content varies by product type and by jurisdiction Check Coverage and Scope for additional information Permissible Uses Westlaw Real Property Data may not be used for any purpose related to direct marketing Please see the Scope screen for further information DPPA S Keep this selection Please select a Permissible Use z as my default Please select a Permissible Use election for Please select a Permissible Use Use by a government agency Verification of information provided to you by a person skip tracing E immediate search please Use in connection with any legal proceeding or legal research Use in connection with insurance claims investigation or antifraud activities Use by a private investigator for legitimate DPPA purposes No permissible use required Name
106. al Language search result that most closely matches your description Click the Best arrows at the bottom of the displayed document a term or terms not necessarily included in your search While viewing the result list click Locate in Result at the top of the page At the Locate Search Terms page type the terms you want to locate formulated as a Terms and Connectors query in the Locate text box and click Locate To edit or cancel your Locate request click Edit Locate or Cancel Locate at the top of the result list While viewing a document click Locate in Result in the left frame At the Locate Search Terms page type the terms you want to locate formulated as a Terms and Connectors query in the Locate text box and click Locate Click the Term arrows to move between the pages containing your Locate terms To edit or cancel your Locate request click Edit Locate or Cancel Locate in the left frame consecutive documents in statutory regulatory and treatise databases even if they were not retrieved by your search or Find request e g sequential statutes or regulations Click Previous Section or Next Section in the document header To return to the document you were originally viewing click Original Results in the left frame 42 Browsing Documents If you want to view Do this only the information included in particular document fields field browsing is not available for documents retrieved using multi
107. alifornia v Bakke 438 U S 265 98 S Ct 2733 1978 page references from both the Supreme Court Reporter published by West and the United States Reports published by the federal government are displayed online as shown in Figure 4 5 Result List Links for DR Be ER woman 1 Doc 98 S Ct 2733 Full Screen List P Regents of University of California v Bakke il Locate in Result 38 L S 265 98 S Ct 2733 Find citation June 28 1978 Approx 86 pages E Some negative history but KeyCite California Constitution Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 U S C 2000d et seg and the 4 not overruled Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteent 2738 amendment The court enjoined petitioner from Eull History considering respondent s race or the race of any other applicant in making admissions decisions It Direct History refused however to order respondent s admission to the Medical School holding that he had not Graphical View carried his burden of proving that he would have been admitted but for the constitutional and Citing References statutory violations The Supreme Court of California affirmed those portions of the trial court s Monitor With KeyCite Alert judgment declaring the special admissions program unlawful and enjoining petitioner from considering the race of any applicant N 272 rt modified that portion of the judgment denying respondent s requested injunction and directed the trial court to order his admission
108. all documents that contain fail and warn within three terms of each other because numerical connectors are processed before grammatical connectors 3 retrieving all documents that contain risk or danger or hazard in the same sentence with either fail or warn where fail or warn are within three terms of each other because grammatical connectors are processed after numerical connectors You can also use parentheses to change the standard order of processing Thus the search utility power electric 2 company 1 1 2 can be changed to utility power electric 2 company 3 1 2 Without the parentheses Westlaw retrieves documents in which utility or power or electric precedes company by two terms or fewer Adding the parentheses allows you to retrieve documents containing utility alone or documents in which power or electric precedes company by two terms or fewer Since relationships within parentheses are processed first the changed order of processing 1 retrieves all documents containing power or electric because within parentheses the standard order of processing is followed and OR is processed first 2 retrieves all documents in which power or electric precedes company by two terms or fewer because relationships within parentheses are processed before relationships outside of parentheses 3 retrieves all documents containing utility and adds them to those documents in which power or electric precedes company by two terms or fewer becau
109. als pertaining to selected legal topics including statutes regulations insurance bulletins attorney general opinions cases topic and key numbers administrative agency materials and contact information treatises law reviews American Law Reports annotations and forms To quickly access Survey Authority click Survey Authority in the left frame of the tabbed 50 State Surveys page and other selected tabbed topical pages Table of Contents Search Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips Survey Authority SURVEY AUTHORITY Table Of Contents Survey Authority 1 Business Organizations f Employment Law Environmental Law Financial Services Insurance Intellectual Property Litigation Taxation Figure 6 18 Survey Authority Table of Contents page At the Survey Authority Table of Contents page Figure 6 18 browse the list by clicking the plus and minus symbols then click a topic to display a survey summary Click Please click here to view Full Document Figure 6 19 to retrieve the full list of cited documents Links for A A pn EN wow Survey Authority ANTI BRIBERY Full Screen List Survey Authority Im ANTI BRIBERY AND ANTI CORRUPTION PROVISIONS Find citation Full Text Document 1 SURVEYAUTH 15 F Table of Contents Overview l Text Document SURVEY AUTHORITY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CORPORATIONS Copr c 2009 Thomson Reuters West Thomson Reuters West October 2009 A
110. ame is highlighted then drag your pointer to move the database Sharing a Tabbed Page with Others via E Mail Tabbed pages including those you have personalized can be shared with others via e mail SENDING A TABBED PAGE To send a tabbed page via e mail follow these steps 1 Click Add a Tab at the top of any page At the next page select the check box next to the name of the tabbed page you want to send 2 Click E mail at the bottom of the page The E mail Tab s dialog box is displayed 3 Type the address information in the text boxes and click Send to e mail the pages 148 Customizing Your Search Environment RECEIVING A TABBED PAGE To add the tabbed pages sent to you via e mail to your Westlaw interface open the e mail message and click Save All Tabs to add all pages or click Save Tab to add a specific page Click Preview Tab to view a tabbed page without adding it The links in the e mail message expire after two years To decline all tabbed pages that are sent to you close or delete the e mail message Choosing Your Research Preferences You can customize many aspects of your research session using the Preferences pages For example you can designate either Terms and Connectors or Natural Language as your default search method specify settings for your print and delivery requests specify a pricing method and tailor the display of your KeyCite KeyCite Alert Docket Alert Profiler Alert and WestClip results among
111. ammatical p p s s 33 numerical n n 34 OR space 33 order of processing 34 quotation marks 28 same paragraph p p 33 same sentence s s 33 consecutive documents viewing 42 49 79 continuing legal education CLE course materials 128 copying text with citation See Copy with Reference Copy with Reference 52 Corpus Juris Secundum 81 court documents accessing 3 briefs 96 97 court transcripts 98 dockets 99 103 trial court filings 97 court field 60 66 court rules 94 court transcripts about 98 accessing 98 coverage See Scope creating a password 2 creating a username 2 creating entries for an alert service 119 credit field 78 current research trail 4 Custom Digest See West Key Number Digest customizing surveys of statutes and regulations 88 customizing tabbed pages 145 148 D D amp B Alert about 118 creating an entry 126 databases accessing 4 20 22 changing 40 choosing 21 favorite databases 23 Find a Database wizard 22 IDEN database 22 identifiers 4 21 22 multiple database searching 22 recent databases 23 Scope 24 Westlaw Directory 20 21 date restriction 36 deleting a research trail 8 deleting a tabbed page 144 deleting entries for an alert service TI9 deleting favorite databases 24 delivering documents See printing and delivering documents depth of treatment stars 110 116 description Natural Language adding related terms 26 editing 38 entering 25 excluding terms 27 phrase sear
112. ample to retrieve the unreported case that has the Westlaw citation 1995 WL 567369 S D N Y type 1995 wl 567369 You enter a citation using a page number that is not the starting page of the document You will still retrieve the document For example if you want to retrieve Friends of Boundary Waters Wilderness v Dombeck 164 F 3d 1115 but type 164 f3d 1121 Westlaw will display the portion of the document where page 1121 begins To view the first page of the document use the scroll bar You enter a citation or docket number that is not unique If you enter a citation or docket number that is not unique Westlaw lists all documents to which the citation or docket number refers For example if you type 65 fr 59717 the citations list shows three documents with this citation Click the number next to the title of the document you want to view You want to retrieve the annotated version of a statutory document When you retrieve a statute using Find you retrieve the annotated document where available Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title 13 FIND EXAMPLES Document type Example Case law 121 sct 1711 dn 93 5026 cir2 United States Code Annotated 16 usca 668 U S public law us pl 110 343 Code of Federal Regulations 21 cfr 165 110 Federal Register 60 fr 57076 State statute mi st s 445 1725 nh st s 507 b 11 ny gen bus s 398 c Law review article 26 clmjla 101 You can view addit
113. an a printed page of text The citing case administrative decision or brief contains a substantial discussion of the cited case usually more than a paragraph but less than a printed page The citing case administrative decision or brief contains some discussion of the cited case usually less than a paragraph The citing case administrative decision or brief contains a brief reference to the cited case usually in a string citation Quotation marks 99 in your KeyCite result indicate that the citing document directly quotes the cited case TIO Citation Research RESTRICTING CITING REFERENCES TO A CASE To restrict the list of citing references follow these steps 1 Click Limit KeyCite Display at the bottom of the page shown outlined in Figure 8 3 The KeyCite Limits page is displayed Figure 8 4 2 Usethe check boxes text boxes and drop down lists in the right frame to define your restrictions Click the links in the left frame to move from one restriction to another 3 Click Apply to display the KeyCite result with the restrictions you specify To modify your restrictions click Edit Limits at the bottom of the KeyCite citing references result To cancel your restrictions and display all citing references click Cancel Limits at the bottom of the KeyCite citing references result For further information download a free copy of Using KeyCite on Westlaw at west thomson com support user guide keycite aspx KeyCite L
114. arches and Locates drop down list and click Search Westlaw CHOOSING SEARCH TERMS Choose terms significant to your issue Suppose for example that your issue concerns whether supervision of students by a schoolis a discretionary function exception to the Tort Claims Act The terms supervision student discretionary and Tort Claims Act are key parts of the issue so these terms along with variations and alternatives should be included in your query as in the following sample query supervis p student pupil p discretion amp tort claims act Phrases To search for a phrase place the phrase in quotation marks Westlaw will retrieve documents that contain the search terms in the same order as they appear in the quotation marks For example to use the phrase summary judgment in a search type summary judgment Phrase searching is most effectively used with the Terms and Connectors search method when the phrase is not likely to appear in alternative ways For example you might not want to use the phrase blood alcohol level in your query because some documents could express that idea as the level of alcohol in the defendant s blood 28 Basics of Westlaw Searching Common Terms Some terms such as be or with are too common to be searched as single terms on Westlaw If you enter such a term Westlaw will display the term and the message Your request contains term s too common to be searched If you receive this message edit
115. arching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases 127 128 Searching Secondary Sources A few of the most frequently used Westlaw databases containing information from secondary sources are described in this chapter For a complete current list of the many legal text and periodical resources available on Westlaw refer to the Westlaw Directory LAW REVIEWS On Westlaw you can access full text documents from hundreds of law reviews along with continuing legal education CLE course materials and bar journals in the Journals and Law Reviews database JLR Westlaw also offers an individual database for each law review or journal it carries with selected coverage for most periodicals beginning with the 1980s Beginning with volumes dated 1994 all academic law review and journal databases contain full coverage of articles comments and case notes for which authors provide copyright releases When you want to retrieve a law review article and you have its citation use the Find service For more information about using Find see Using the Find Service on page 10 When you want to retrieve an article using its title access a database and restrict your search to the title field ti For example to retrieve an article titled National Security Liberty and the D C Circuit access the JLR database and type the following Terms and Connectors query ti liberty amp security amp d c When you want to retrieve artic
116. as a note under section 402 of this title Full Text Document Table of Contents n Effective March 29 1996 to April 6 2000 D Section Outline 8 403 Reduction of insurance benefits E S Legislative Action Mar 29 1996 Pub L 104 121 Title I 102 a DO 110 Stat 847 848 ResultsPlus jew All Ri Note Figure 6 13 Links to prior versions of a statute Prior versions are available for CFR sections extending back to February 18 2005 and for USCA sections extending back to January 1 1996 Prior versions of statutes are also available for the following states Florida Illinois Massachusetts New Jersey Pennsylvania and Texas with coverage extending back to January 1 2000 California and New York with coverage extending back to January 1 1999 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 85 Other Westlaw Resources for Legislative and Regulatory Information Westlaw offers broad and deep coverage of federal and state legislative and regulatory materials as well as international and foreign materials Some of these materials are discussed below Refer to the Westlaw Directory for a complete current list of databases and check Scope for detailed coverage and currentness information for a database LEGISLATIVE SERVICE DATABASES Legislative service databases contain laws passed in the current legislative session or in recent sessions For example the United States Public Laws database US PL
117. ates Survey Builder Related Databases Show Advanced Options Survey Authority Survey Checklists Uniform Law Annotated Search for Surveys Statutes Business Organizations Figure 6 14 Tabbed 50 State Surveys page At the Survey Builder search page Figure 6 15 choose a topic and subtopic designate one or more jurisdictions and research issues name the survey and click Build Survey For example to build a survey of articles of incorporation requirements from all states complete these steps 1 Type a name in the Name Your Survey text box e g articles of incorporation 2 Choose Business Organizations from the Select Topic drop down list 3 Choose Corporations from the Select Subtopic drop down list A list of research issues is displayed under Select Question 4 Click the plus symbol next to Corporate Formation to browse the list of issues Select the Incorporation check box 88 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 5 Click Change next to Edit Jurisdictions In the dialog box that is displayed click select all clear the Federal check box and click Add to Search 6 Click Build Survey In the result list Figure 6 16 click the survey title to display the survey Figure 6 17 lt lt Return to 50 State Surveys Survey Builder 1 Name Your Survey artides of incorporation 2 Select Topic 3 Select Subtopic BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS E CORPORATIONS ei 4 Select Quest
118. ates z Eind a Case by Party Name Find a Brief by Party Name Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Privacy Customer Service 1 800 REF ATTY 1 800 733 2889 Help Find an Attorney or Judge Profile Find a Person Find a Company Find a Database Overview Publications List Find Tips Figure 2 6 Find an Attorney or Judge Profile template For more information about retrieving profiles of attorneys and judges see Using Westlaw Profiler on page 53 Note When you use Find an Attorney or Judge Profile you are billed at the applicable database rate 18 Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title Basics of Westlaw Searching Ghoosing a Database irangers rv x RI E pe pere pep wane gee re PEE us 20 Using the Westlaw Directo ehe EU RE ER LER UR M DER OUR RIEN Ue 20 Accessing a Database by Typing Its Identifier or Name 0 2 eee 21 Accessing a Database When You Are Unsure of the Database Name or Identifier 21 Accessing Multiple Databases 0 0 eee cee renee eben eee enenee 22 Accessing a Recent Database iiiusiiiissssesssslisss teen eens 23 Accessing a Favorite Database 2 0 rnare raer 23 Viewing Information About a Database in Scope 0 0c 24 Selecting a Westlaw Search Method 24 Natural Language iste shee cen eere Rm Claw REPPRQa up PPO Gates chee ET Y 24 Ternnas and Connectors uuu aede Eee de datore Ee Midas ead 24 Determining Which Search Method rose
119. aties of amendment such as the Single European Act and the Treaty of the European Union Maastricht Treaty Comparing State Statutes and Regulations WESTLAW 50 STATE SURVEYS The 50 State Surveys database SURVEYS contains topical surveys of state laws along with references to the applicable state statutes so you can easily determine how legislation on a given topic varies among states The 50 State Regulatory Surveys database REG SURVEYS contains topical surveys of state regulations along with references to the full text of the applicable regulations CREATING A CUSTOMIZED SURVEY You can use the West Survey Builder on Westlaw to create a customized survey of laws and regulations governing a selected subject such as articles of incorporation requirements broker dealer requirements under state blue sky laws or definitions of taxable income Survey Builder covers federal laws and regulations and laws and regulations from all 5O states and the District of Columbia To access Survey Builder click Survey Builder in the left frame of the tabbed 50 State Surveys page Figure 6 14 and other selected tabbed topical pages weston Gite 50 state surver Content and Display Options Show E Search search Tips You have 0 databases selected West eLearning Center Free Westlaw T Terms amp Connectors IESEL Webinars and tutorials to help you get better results faster Search x Build your own survey Recent Searches amp Loc
120. aw you can retrieve cases containing headnotes classified under a specific West digest topic by using a topic field to restriction For instance the field restriction to 317 will retrieve cases with headnotes classified under topic 317 Public Lands You can also search for several topics at once For example to retrieve cases with headnotes that are classified under topic 124 Descent and Distribution or topic 409 Wills use this field restriction to 124 409 The topic field also contains the topic name hierarchical classification information the key number the text of the key line for each key number and the key number to which the headnote was formerly classified if its classification has changed Consequently you can include terms that describe your issue in a topic field search For example suppose you want to retrieve federal cases involving student residency in a state as a factor in the tuition or fees charged by a college or university You could access the Federal Education Cases database FED CS and type a query using topic 81 Colleges and Universities and search terms pertaining to your issue such as to 81 p residen p tuition fee 62 Searching Case Law Databases One of the cases in the result is shown in Figure 5 2 Note the search terms highlighted in the topic field Result List Links for LC E BB p EN woe 40 Does 102 S Ct 2977 Full Screen List P Toll v Moreno m 458 U S 1 102 S Ct 2977 U S Md
121. aw offers databases that provide comprehensive legislative history compiled by the law firm Arnold amp Porter for a particular act For example legislative history for the USA Patriot Act is available in the USA Patriot Act of 2001 Legislative History database PATRIOT LH Legislative history is also available for 36 states and the District of Columbia in the Individual State Legislative History databases XX LH where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation Available information which varies by state includes bill analyses and status information committee reports legislative journals transcripts of legislative proceedings records of legislators votes and governors messages U S CODE CONGRESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS DATABASE The U S Code Congressional and Administrative News database USCCAN includes documents from the U S Code Congressional and Administrative News such as the text of U S public laws legislative history reports and the text of presidential proclamations executive orders and presidential messages and signing statements REGULATION TRACKING DATABASES The Regulation Tracking Federal database US REGTRK contains summaries and status information concerning proposed and recently adopted federal regulations The Regulation Tracking All States database ST REGTRK and the Individual State Regulation Tracking databases XX REGTRK where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation contain summa
122. bill drafts reports journals and Congressional Record documents Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 79 cases that negatively affect the statute prior versions of the statute legislation that has been enacted but not yet codified future text of the statute not yet in effect To display a statute in graphical view click Graphical Statutes on the Links tab Figure 6 3 The timeline at the top of the graphical view shows the effective dates for each version of the statute Figure 6 4 Links for Sh Rh Bh px EN wow 26 USCA 8 402 Full Screen List Original Results P 4 Previous Section 26 U S C A amp 402 Next Section gt D E LR C 402 Locate in Result Effective See Notes Prior Proposed Find citation Approx 49 pages F Proposed Legislation KeyCite 2 Next Part a History Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert 26 U S C A 402 Graphical Statutes LR C 402 United States Code Annotated Currentness EE Title 26 Internal Revenue Code Refs amp Annos EE Subtitle A Income Taxes Refs amp Annos Versions Chapter 1 Normal Taxes and Surtaxes Refs amp Annos Section Outline Subchapter D Deferred Compensation Etc Refs amp Annos lil Part I Pension Profit Sharing Stock Bonus Plans Etc Refs amp Annos ResultsPlus View All Results il Subpart A General Rule Refs amp Annos 402 Taxability of beneficiary of employees trust Figure
123. can restrict your search by document date or the date a document was added to Westlaw Remember that a date restriction must be connected to your other search terms using the AND connector amp By Document Date To restrict your search to documents decided or issued on before or after a certain date or between a range of dates add a date restriction da to your query There are several ways to add a date restriction to your query To restrict your search to documents issued during a certain time period ending with the date of your current Westlaw research session choose a date restriction from the Dates drop down list at the Search page e 9 Last 30 Days or Year to date The restriction is automatically included in your query Youcan also type da followed by a date or date range in parentheses in the Search text box at the Search page 36 Basics of Westlaw Searching The year in a date restriction must be entered as a four digit year e 9 2010 Many date restriction formats are acceptable da 3 1 2010 da before 2010 da bef 3 1 2010 da aft jan 1 2010 da aft 1975 and bef 2010 da 1999 2010 By Date Added to Westlaw An added date restriction ad allows you to update the result of a Terms and Connectors search you previously ran on Westlaw For example suppose you ran a search on February 1 2010 In March you want to see whether the same search retrieves any new cases To do this enter the same search with
124. case you are checking in KeyCite is clearly marked and arrows clarify the route of the case through the courts Both prior and subsequent history of the case is displayed with each court decision referenced in a box at the appropriate trial or appellate level The boxes include links to the full text of the decisions as well as to related court documents such as briefs petitions and motions After checking the direct history in graphical view click Full History Text at the top of the page to return to the full history I yi m fs Direct History for Bragdon v Abbott 118 S Ct 2196 June 25 1998 Goo amp ES EN m C some H Denying Certiorari U S May 24 1999 U S Supreme Court U S Supreme Court H Granting Certiorari in Partby KeyCited Case Be ee E Braadon v Abbott Court Documents B 1185 Ct 2196 U S Me Jun 25 1998 Court Documents B Vacating 107 F 3d 934 E Abbott v Bragdon 163F 3d87 P Abbott v Bragdon H Abbottv Bragdon 108 F 3d 328 Ast Cir Me Mar 05 1997 Dismissing Appeal 912 F Supp 580 912 F Supp 580 D Me Dec 22 1995 Figure 8 2 Direct history in graphical view VIEWING CITING REFERENCES TO A CASE To view a list of cases administrative materials secondary sources and briefs and other court documents that cite your case click Citing References on the Links tab in split page view or KeyCite Citing References at the bottom of the KeyCite history result i
125. ch Westlaw Figure 7 4 Select Database s Search Enter a Database yj Selected Databases Tips US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Briefs CTAQ BRIEF i Remove Court Docs Databases Edit 4 Expert Testimony Terms and Connectors Natural Language Template Experts Ew DOCS Daubert Materials DAUBERT DOCS Search Appellate Briefs ig All Briefs BRIEF ALL Enter terms and connectors to help refine your search 9th Circuit CTA Briefs CTA9 BRIEF Connectors Expanders CA Briefs and Petitions CA BRIEF ALL More Additional Restrictions Pleading Motions and Memoranda Parties and All Trial Filings FILING ALL a st ral Tri A Attorney Filings CA FILING ALL x fi Judge 55 7 CA Trial Court Filings CA FILING 9 More Docket Trial Court Orders Number State Trial Court Orders TRIALORDERS ALL Search Westlaw CA State Trial Court Orders ca TRIALORDERS i x Figure 7 4 Appellate briefs search template 96 Searching Court Document and Related Databases BROWSING BRIEFS Westlaw briefs contain links to related information that may help you better understand the attorneys involved in the case as well as the issues argued in the brief Figure 7 5 Click the case citation at the top of a briefs document to display the court s opinion Click Briefs and Other Related Documents at the top of a briefs document to display a list of other brie
126. ching 26 restricting 27 thesaurus 26 See also Natural Language search method Did You Mean search 39 digest field 58 60 64 65 direct history graphical view 109 dissenting field 60 Doc arrows 48 Docket Alert 103 about 118 creating an entry 122 docket number field 60 dockets calendar information adding to Outlook 101 Docket Alert 103 118 122 Docket Track 102 ordering 103 retrieving 99 100 updating 100 viewing in PDF 103 Docket Track 102 document part 48 document ranking 38 downloading a research trail 6 downloading documents See printing and delivering documents E editing a Natural Language description 38 editing a Terms and Connectors query 38 e mailing a research trail 5 e mailing documents See printing and delivering documents e mailing tabbed pages 148 encyclopedias legal 129 entering a Natural Language description 25 entering a Terms and Connectors query 28 exclamation point I See root expander excluding terms in Natural Language search 27 expert witnesses information about 53 54 F favorite databases accessing 23 deleting 24 organizing 24 renaming 24 saving 23 24 faxing documents See printing and delivering documents Federal Register Star Paging 49 Federal Rules database US RULES 94 fields about 35 58 Cases attorney 59 60 66 background 60 citation 59 60 concurring 59 60 court 60 66 digest 58 60 64 65 dissenting 59 60 docket number 59 60 full text 60 headnote 58 59
127. choosing 24 25 See also Natural Language search method Terms and Connectors search method secondary sources 128 selecting tabbed pages 144 sending tabbed pages 148 signing off from Westlaw 2 signing on to Westlaw 2 site map accessing 3 Table of Contents service 81 Index 171 SmartTerms about 134 searching with 134 Smart Tools 39 Star Paging about 49 50 browsing 43 printing and delivering 139 starting a new research trail 7 state reporters 49 statutes bill tracking 86 court rules 94 ields 76 79 50 State Surveys database SURVEYS 88 Graphical Statutes 79 80 index 83 KeyCite 113 115 egislative history 86 113 egislative service databases 86 egislative tracking and bill text databases 86 Popular Name Table 84 retrieving by citation 76 retrieving prior versions 76 79 80 82 84 85 Survey Authority database SURVEY AUTHORITY 90 Survey Checklists database SURVEY CHECK 90 table of contents 81 82 viewing consecutive statutes 79 viewing multiple sections 79 sticky notes 4 substantive doc field 78 Survey Authority database SURVEY AUTHORITY 90 Survey Checklists database SURVEY CHECK 90 surveys of statutes and regulations customizing 88 synonyms 28 29 synopsis field 58 60 61 62 System requirements 2 T tabbed pages about 144 adding 4 customizing 145 148 e mailing 148 receiving 149 removing 144 172 Index selecting 144 sending 148 Westlaw page 2 Table of Authorities service 115 Table of Contents
128. ck the Terms and Connectors tab if it is not already selected 16 Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title 3 Type your query restricted to the title field in the Search text box The format used to restrict a search to the title field is similar to that used to restrict a search to the citation field ti followed by your search terms in parentheses 4 Click Search Westlaw For example to retrieve the Stanford Law Review article Standing Upright The Moral and Legal Standing of Humans and Other Apes access the Stanford Law Review database STNLR At the Search page click the Terms and Connectors tab if it is not already selected Then type ti moral amp ape in the Search text box and click Search Westlaw TIPS FOR RESTRICTING YOUR SEARCH TO THE TITLE FIELD Situation Tip The title contains common terms Both parties in a case have the same name Avoid using common terms e g appellee appellant defendant plaintiff co corp inc and limited Include in your title field search the most distinctive terms available For example to retrieve the U S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision in Natural Resources Defense Council Inc v Winter use this search in the U S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Cases database CTA9 ti winter amp natural resources Note that the v from the case title is replaced with the AND connector amp Use the paragraph connector p For example to searc
129. clude those documents that contain 413 in the topic field to and Tanner in the judge field ju because the amp is processed before the 96 If you want to include documents containing Tanner in the judge field but exclude all documents containing 413 in the topic field you can use parentheses to change the order of processing as follows disability 96 to 413 amp ju tanner 1 2 Westlaw processes this query by 1 retrieving all documents that contain disability but that do not contain 413 in the topic field because the 96 inside the parentheses is processed before the amp 2 retrieving all documents that also contain Tanner in the judge field You can also retype the query so that the judge field restriction precedes the 96 disability amp ju tanner 96 to 413 1 2 Note The parentheses used to create field restrictions have no effect on the order of processing connectors For the purpose of determining the order of processing consider to 413 and ju tanner single search terms 164 Appendix C Combining Connectors Index A abbreviations 31 accessing a database 4 20 22 accessing favorite databases 23 accessing multiple databases 22 accessing recent databases 23 accessing Westlaw 2 acronyms 31 added date restriction 37 adding connectors 32 adding court calendar information to Outlook 101 adding notes to research trail 5 adding tabbed pages 4 144 administrative codes Code of Federal Regulations 82 85 fields 76 7
130. commentaries On Westlaw the Uniform Laws Annotated database ULA contains documents from Uniform Laws Annotated BLACK S LAW DICTIONARY Black s Law Dictionary Eighth Edition is available on Westlaw in the Black s Law Dictionary Eighth Edition database BLACKS To search the dictionary access the database and type your search terms in the text box on the search template Then click Search Westlaw The document retrieved by the search clean hands is shown in Figure 10 2 Links for S B A pn EN vow CLEAN HANDS DOCTRINE Full Screen List CLEAN HANDS DOCTRINE Im Edit Search Locate in Result Approx 1 page Full Text Document Black s Law Dictionary 8th ed 2004 clean hands doctrine CLEAN HANDS DOCTRINE clean hands doctrine The principle that a party cannot seek equitable relief or assert an equitable defense if that party has violated an equitable principle such as good faith e Such a party is described as having unclean hands For example amp 8 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act contains an unclean hands provision that forbids a court from exercising jurisdiction in a child custody suit in certain situations as when one party has wrongfully removed a child from another state has improperly retained custody of a child after visitation or has wrongfully removed a child from the person with custody The clean hands doctrine evolved from the discretionary nature of equitable relief in English courts o
131. create a custom digest follow these steps 1 Select the check box next to each topic or key number you want to include in the digest you can select up to 10 then click Search selected at the bottom of the page The Custom Digest search page is displayed Figure 5 9 The topic and key numbers you selected are listed in the Your digest selection s box Searching Case Law Databases 67 Custom Digest West Key Number Digest gt Search delete delete Search Your digest selection s ADJOINING LANDOWNERS 15k1 Nature of mutual rights and duties ADJOINING LANDOWNERS 15k5 Trees and plants on or near boundary Your digest options Order Most Recent Cases Most Cited Cases M Include ALR law reviews and other references Your default state jurisdiction is Minnesota state california zl C Federal All C state amp Federal All Topical Bankruptcy Feder H Include cases from the highest court only Add search terms and or connectors optional Date Restriction Unrestricted E Search Figure 5 9 Custom Digest search page 2 Ifyou want you can change the order in which the cases in your result are listed The default order is reverse chronological order include or exclude references from secondary sources including American Law Reports ALR annotations and law review articles choose the jurisdiction from which you want to retrieve headnotes Your home j
132. cuments 113 USA Patriot Act of 2001 Legislative History database PATRIOT LH 87 U S Code Congressional and Administrative News database USCCAN 87 U S GAO Federal Legislative Histories database FED LH 87 legislative process 86 legislative service databases 86 legislative tracking and bill text databases 86 limit display by field 43 50 limit KeyCite display See KeyCite restricting citing references Links tab 46 47 about 46 cases citing references 109 direct history graphical view 109 full history 108 Graphical Statutes 80 hiding 43 KeyCite Alert 115 Locate in Result 48 84 original results 42 49 79 Profiler Alert 54 Profiler References 54 regulations prior versions 85 section outline 95 statutes citing references 114 Graphical Statutes 80 history 113 prior versions 85 table of contents 81 Table of Authorities service 115 Litigation History Reports 55 Locate terms in result 42 48 49 M Microsoft Word document format 11 modifying a search 38 40 Most Cited Cases 70 71 multiple database searching 22 Multistate Legislative Service database LEGIS ALL 86 My Databases 20 N National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 129 Natural Language search method about 24 adding related terms 26 best portion 42 44 47 description 25 document ranking 38 excluding terms 27 field restrictions 27 modifying search 38 40 phrase searching 26 quotation marks 26 Recent Searches and Locates drop down
133. d click Go The IDEN Search page is displayed 2 Type a Natural Language description such as executive biography in the Search text box 3 Click Search Westlaw A list of databases most closely matching the concepts in your description is displayed Click the number preceding a database identifier to view a description of the database To display the Search page for the database click the database identifier in the description ACCESSING MULTIPLE DATABASES You can access multiple databases simultaneously Type up to 10 database identifiers separated by commas or semicolons in the Search for a database text box and click Go Figure 3 4 The Search for a database text box is available in the left frame of most tabbed pages and the Westlaw Directory page Search for a database Itxin cs txin adc LU Figure 3 4 Multiple database search ultiple database searching is available for case law statutes court rules administrative materials egal texts and periodicals and selected news and business information databases Your search result is displayed in one combined list ranked first by document type and then by date or publication order 22 Basics of Westlaw Searching ACCESSING A RECENT DATABASE The Recent Databases feature maintains a list of the 20 databases you have most recently accessed Multiple databases accessed simultaneously are treated as one database Choose a database from the Recent Databases drop down list Figur
134. d in Figure 5 3 to view the corresponding portion of the opinion in the right frame Figure 5 4 Result List Links for T E B OB C EN some 34 Docs 119 S Ct 1518 Full Screen List E Saenz v Roe 526 U S 489 119 S Ct 1518 L S Cal 1999 May 17 1999 Approx 26 pages Edit Search Locate in Result a P Some negative history but KeyCite not overruled EI The right to travel discussed in our cases embraces at least three different a Full History components It protects the right of a citizen of one State to enter and to leave another State Direct History Em the right to be treated as a welcome visitor rather than an unfriendly alien when temporarily Graphical View present in the second State and for those travelers who elect to become permanent residents Citing References the right to be treated like other citizens of that State Monitor With KeyCite Alert It was the right to go from one place to another including the right to cross state borders while en route that was vindicated in Edwards v California 314 U S 160 62 S Ct 164 86 L Ed 119 1941 which invalidated a state law that impeded the free interstate passage of the Full Text Document Case Outline indigent We reaffirmed that right in United States v Guest 383 U S 745 86 S Ct 1170 16 a z RES L Ed 2d 239 1966 which afforded protection to the right to travel freely to and from the Petitions Briefs amp Filings State of G
135. d taxpayer To retrieve documents containing particular terms e g tax taxes taxation taxable or taxability use those terms in your query Remember that tax retrieves tax taxes tax s and taxes Basics of Westlaw Searching 31 THE UNIVERSAL CHARACTER The universal character or asterisk represents one variable character You can place universal characters in the middle or at the end of a term but not at the beginning When you place universal characters at the end of a term you specify the maximum length of that term When you place a universal character in the middle of a term you require that a character fill that position The number of universal characters you can use within a term is unlimited Also you can combine characters and root expanders in one term dr nk Term Retrieves host all forms of the root host that have up to three additional characters such as hosted hostess hosting kn w know knew CHOOSING CONNECTORS In addition to choosing terms for your query you must also choose connectors to specify relationships between your search terms Click the arrow A next to Add Connectors or Expanders if necessary at the bottom of a database Search page Then click a connector in the displayed list to add the connector to your query To view a list of connectors and brief explanations of their function in a search click Help next to Add Connectors or Expanders at the bottom of the
136. der in which Westlaw processes the connectors in your query When you place terms and connectors within parentheses those connectors are processed first For example when parentheses are used in the query frisk search 3 seizure search 3 seizure is processed first This query instructs Westlaw to search for these two alternative sets documents with frisk or documents with search within three terms of seizure Changing the order of processing is also useful when you want to search for two citations as alternatives For example if you are searching for cases that cite either 15 U S C A 1311 or 42 U S C A 8 1985 you could enter the query 15 5 1311 42 5 1985 For further information on order of processing see Appendix C RESTRICTING YOUR SEARCH BY FIELD You can use field restrictions to search for terms in specific parts of a document The format for typing a field restricted search is the same for all fields the field abbreviation is immediately followed by key terms enclosed in parentheses The field restricted portion of a query is connected to the rest of the query with the AND connector amp To add a field restriction to your query choose a field from the Fields drop down list at a database Search page shown outlined in Figure 3 11 The abbreviation for this field will be added to the Search text box Type the terms you want included in the field restriction in the parentheses following the abbreviation Basics
137. document by citation text box in the left frame and click Go FIND amp PRINT KEYCITE DIRECTORY KEY NUMBERS COURT DOCS FORMFINDER SITE MAP Westlaw Find a Document i WestlawFind amp Print Find and print Multiple Citations Enter Citation s ind this document by citation z Find amp Print Multiple Citations T and Print Publication Country US Unted States You can enter up to 20 citations separated witi US United States hd a semicolon or a hard return End a Case by Party Name Select Result Options Select Delivery Options Find a Brief by Party Name Include Attached Printer HTML z n Revers History C Westlaw Printer I KeyCite Citing References Find an Attorney or Judge Profile Find ap C Download Word z tnd a Ferson Substitute with Reporter Find a Company Images when available C Email Word Attachment z lee P Create one PDF for To Dro parted Images Separate addresses with a semicolon Overview There is an additional charge for Publicati Lisi Reporter Images unless they are C Fax included in your subscription plan Find Tips Figure 2 1 Find a Document page Finding and Printing Multiple Citations Use the right frame of the Find a Document page to print download e mail or fax the full text of up to 20 documents at one time along with their KeyCite results if desired You also have the option of printing up to 20 case law documents exactly as they appea
138. e 3 5 The Search page for that database is displayed The Recent Databases list is available in the left frame of most tabbed pages and the Westlaw Directory page Westlaw Directory All Databases New Databases Change Directory Layout Make Directory My Start Page Search for a database Recent Databases z Favorite Databases z Figure 3 5 Recent Databases and Favorite Databases drop down lists ACCESSING A FAVORITE DATABASE The Favorite Databases feature lets you save an unlimited number of databases and groups of databases that you search frequently Multiple databases saved as a group are treated as one database Choose a database from the Favorite Databases drop down list Figure 3 5 The Search page for that database is displayed The Favorite Databases list is available in the left frame of most tabbed pages and the Westlaw Directory page Saving Favorite Databases To save a favorite database or a group of databases follow these steps 1 Choose Add to Favorites from the Favorite Databases drop down list The Add to Favorite Databases List page is displayed Figure 3 6 2 Type a name for the entry e g Texas Insurance in the Entry Name text box 3 Typethe identifiers for the databases you want to save separated by commas or semicolons in the Database s text box For example type txin cs txin adc to save the Texas Insurance Cases and Texas Insurance Administrative Code databases for a
139. e REA UR RR er ENEE REN NO Red petu eed 45 Browsing Tools PET 46 Result List Fab 2 d ee t RIDE Ev beard pe en ep ue ep rase es EE reet 46 INKS TaD PITT 46 Browsing Modes eir eae tea Pe eter eco y vy eres e dere Ed do e ated ec e oa 47 Locating a Particular Term or Terme 48 Viewing Consecutive Documents 49 Viewing Star Paging Information 49 Restricting Your Display by Held 50 Previewing Cited References in the Link Viewer 50 Copying and Pasting Text with the Citation iiiississsssssssssse s e 52 Viewing Images Within Documents 52 Using Westlaw Profiler a rembr ee e dE dE dda queer ee PI eg n 53 Viewing Profiter Referentes ace iet Per Ree RUD e bee Via ba e e eee decode 54 Using Profiler Alert ie EE ANE ive whe bee beet Poe bd at 54 Viewing Litigation History Reports 55 5 SEARCHING CASE LAW DATABASES 6 36 ern mh ER pete a PR EES 57 Using Fields in Case Law Docurmants 4 seem ache d EEN NA Ee ee e OG de ee ee aee gos 58 Retrieving Relevant Cases 2 2 0 s a 58 Retrieving Cases That Others May Miss 58 Reviewing Your Results 8 e bere beni cte em bed dae Dee AE ER EE ERE TR He be gee ER 58 Identifying Fields in Case Law Documents 58 Restricting Your Search Dy Field aun esses eer reo EE e og ed ede EN RE RS dE 61 SVNOPSIS Field e 61 Topie Field EE 62 Headnote Field ea tenga e E UE de E EN tt eed et SORE PETS uei 63 DigestiField 13 235 2 pem t tm t X e bende Reade de PIU OR E Eg 64 J
140. e a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client 5 Type the e mail address to which you want the updates sent in the E mail text box 6 Click Save to save the entry in the D amp B Alert Directory Choosing Alert Services Preferences You can customize default settings for alert services at the Alerts Preferences page To access the Alerts Preferences page click Preferences at the top of any page then click Alerts in the left frame For further information see Choosing Your Research Preferences on page 149 10 Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases Searching Secondary Sources 128 Iud cu CEP E 128 Textsand Treatises i i lev pert rr tere E caged veu eq x eed eer dead e niin 128 Restatements oes exer eh Dew Reeves p ree ep a RR Ee qe C Ed 129 Uniform Laws Annotated sisussssssssssssss cee teen eee eee 129 Black s Law Dictionary cotes bee Rr RETE eee thew de orem ee eee ea 130 Using FOFYIEIEIGBE EE 131 Searching Public Records dee isse rubber b ecd obe er qebeees eee 132 Accessing DG e dove a m sy ne ge Re ees eer delete unde dap dee 132 Permissible Use Requirements sssssssssssssssss e 132 Search Methods peek bpbrreberererisexterbbperqeies bed ue Eae UR bete e EEN 133 News and Other Nonlegal ntomaton eet urere 134 Newspapers and Magazines e e teen ete eee eae 134 Scholarly and Technical Information s sssaaa snanar cece eens 135 lale 135 Se
141. e and after your search terms the number of occurrences of your search terms that should be displayed 5 f desired change the number of citations that are displayed in the result list or on the Result List tab by using the Display up to citations at a time drop down list 6 Click Save Changes USING RESULTSPLUS TO ACCESS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES When you search a case law statutes regulations or analytical database Westlaw automatically creates a ResultsPlus list a list of additional documents and West topic and key numbers that have a high statistical likelihood of matching the concepts in your search Based on your search and the documents retrieved ResultsPlus may display references to ALR American Jurisprudence 2d Am Jur 2d selected law reviews and treatises briefs and West topic and key numbers Click a document title in the ResultsPlus list to view the full text of the document or click a topic and key number reference to retrieve a document containing case headnotes classified under that topic and key number To return to the result list click Full Screen List on the Result List tab or the Links tab USING THE RESULT OPTIONS DROP DOWN LIST Use the Result Options drop down list to create a WestClip entry for your current Terms and Connectors search view a search summary show or hide search terms and surrounding document text in Terms and Connectors search results or best portions in Natural Language search results
142. e containing the term Harvard is displayed at the top of the list If necessary click Search to display the next publication whose title contains that term 3 When you have identified a publication that you want to use in a Find request click the publication name or abbreviation A Find template is displayed with the selected publication abbreviation automatically entered Note Abbreviations for law reviews and legal journals appear toward the end of the list To go directly to this part of the list select Starts with type Law review in the text box and click Search Find a Document Li Contains harvard Search Starts with Find amp Print Multiple Citations Top Items 9605 9704 of 27605 Find this document by citation d b Harvard Asia Pacific Review HARV ASIA PAC REV T and Print Harvard Business Review Harv Bus Rev Harvard Educational Review Harv Educ Rev Publication Country Harvard Gay amp Lesbian Review Harv Gay amp Lesbian Rev US United States e Harvard Heart Letter Harv Heart Letter Harvard International Review Harv Int l Rev kind a Casa be Parts Nome Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Hary J Asiatic Stud Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy Harv J Hispanic Pol y Find a Brief by Party Name Harvard Law Review Harv L Rev Harv Mental Health Letter Harv Theological Rev rd U K Harwich amp Manningtree Standard Find an Attorney or Judge Profile Find a
143. eadings and Filings United States District Court M D Louisiana Leslie 4 MAY v FEDEX FREIGHT SOUTHEAST INC and Todd Watson Civil Action No 07 660 FJP CN Aug 12 20n9 Document Text Background Part time supplemental office employee who was allegedly harassed by coworker sued employer for violations of Title VII Louisiana employment Discrimination Law and Louisiana fahistlablawat statute intentional infliction of emotional distress and vicarious liability for coworker s alleged assault and batter and alleged harasser for assault battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress Defendants moved for ed d Holdings The District Court Frank J Polozola J held that 1 it would decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims 2 it lacked jurisdiction over employee s Title VII claim which she failed to include in her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC charge e 4 DH Term DH boc 1 of 60 A Tools Ea Go Figure 4 3 Case in full page view Browsing Tools Westlaw provides several tools that will help you quickly and easily review the information you retrieved RESULT LIST TAB The Result List tab shows the total number of documents you have retrieved and a list of their citations Citation information for the document displayed in the right frame is highlighted in yellow or another color that you select When appropriate KeyCite status flags are displayed in the r
144. ealed superseded or held unconstitutional or preempted in whole or in part A yellow flag indicates that the E case or administrative decision has some negative history but hasn t been reversed or overruled statute has been renumbered or transferred by a recent session law that an uncodified session law or proposed legislation affecting the statute is available statutes merely referenced i e mentioned are not marked with a yellow flag that a proposed rule affecting the regulation is available that the regulation has been reinstated corrected or confirmed that the statute or regulation was limited on constitutional or preemption grounds or its validity was otherwise called into doubt or that a prior version of the statute or regulation received negative treatment from a court A blue H indicates that the case or administrative decision has some history C A green C indicates that the case or administrative decision has citing references but no direct history or negative citing references statute or regulation has citing references Citation Research 107 KeyCite Information for a Case VIEWING THE HISTORY OF A CASE To view the full history of a displayed case click Full History on the Links tab The case history is displayed in the right frame Case history is divided into the following categories KeyCite case history category Description Direct History traces your case through the appe
145. earch Selected to view the headnotes classified under those topic and key numbers USING THE MOST CITED CASES FEATURE When you find a relevant topic and key number in a case you are viewing on Westlaw you can use the Most Cited Cases feature to retrieve a list of other cases containing headnotes classified under that topic and key number The cases will be listed in order of citation frequency with the case cited most often for the point of law represented by the topic and key number listed first To retrieve a Most Cited Cases list follow these steps 1 From a displayed case click Most Cited Cases in a headnote classification hierarchy Figure 5 12 The Custom Digest search page is displayed with Most Cited Cases selected as the default order Figure 5 13 Searching Case Law Databases Result List Links for TOR RE E nO woe 60 Does 649 F Supp 2d 451 EI Screen List H May v FedEx Freight Southeast Inc dit Search Locate in Result 649 F Supp 2d 451 M D La 2009 August 12 2009 Approx 11 pages H Case has some history Ke Ir WEE I61 EI KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote Direct History Graphical View E itin ferante 0778 Civil Rights 7811 Employment Practices Monitor With KeyCite Alert G 78k1123 k Constructive discharge Most Cited Cases Full Text Document 0278 Civil Rights EI KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote Case Outline c81 Employment Practices c278k1164 Sex Discrim
146. earch method RETRIEVING A CASE OR BRIEF BY PARTY NAME To retrieve a case or brief when you know one or more parties names access the Find a Document page and follow these steps 1 Click Find a Case by Party Name or Find a Brief by Party Name in the left frame The Find a Case by Party Name or Find a Brief by Party Name template is displayed in the right frame 2 Type one or more parties names in the text boxes 3 Select the jurisdiction in which the case was heard or the brief was filed or choose the reporter in which the case was published 4 Click Go Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title 15 For example to retrieve Buckaloo v Johnson 537 P 2d 865 Cal 1975 click Find a Case by Party Name and type buckaloo and johnson in the text boxes Select State Courts then choose California from the corresponding drop down list Figure 2 4 Note When you use Find a Case by Party Name or Find a Brief by Party Name you are billed at the applicable database rate Find a Document i Find a Case by Party Name E i Iti itati 1 Enter at least one party name S s buckaloo and johnson Find this dacument by citation 26 CLMILA 101 EI and Print 2 Select a Jurisdiction C All U S Federal and State Cases Publication Country C All Federal Courts US United States x C U S Supreme Court Cases z Find a Case by Party Name C U S Courts of Appeals All Circuits z Find a Brief by Party Name C USS District Courts
147. earch the Westlaw Directory type a word or phrase in the Search the Westlaw Directory text box and Click Search A list of databases is displayed Basics of Westlaw Searching Accessing a Database from the Westlaw Directory You can access a database from the Westlaw Directory by doing one of the following Click a database name in the right frame Type a database identifier in the Search for a database text box in the left frame and click Go Choose a database from the Recent Databases drop down list in the left frame Choose a database from the Favorite Databases drop down list in the left frame ACCESSING A DATABASE BY TYPING ITS IDENTIFIER OR NAME To access a database type its identifier or name in the Search for a database text box and click Go For example to access the Texas Insurance Bulletins database TXIN BUL type txin bul or texas insurance bulletins in the Search for a database text box When you access a database by typing its name a list of databases that most closely match the name may be displayed Figure 3 2 To access a database click the database name or select its check box and click OK The Search for a database text box is available in the left frame of most tabbed pages and the Westlaw Directory page Please select a Database To select up to 10 databases check the corresponding box es next to the desired database s and click OK Databases that may be similar to TEXAS INSURANCE BULLETINS
148. earching 33 34 liability for a defectively designed product resulting from alleged design and manufacturing defects the defendant negligently designed the defective safety latch You can use a s connector to specify the order in which search terms should appear in a sentence The s connector requires that the first term precede the second term within the same sentence Numerical Connectors Numerical connectors require search terms to appear within a specified number of terms of each other A numerical connector may be any number from 1 to 255 For example the query attorney 5 fee retrieves documents in which attorney appears within five terms or fewer of fee as in the phrase caused the bank to incur attorney and trustee fees and expenses To specify term order with numerical connectors use the n connector where n is a number the n connector requires that the first term precede the second term by no more than the specified number of terms For example the query john 3 smith retrieves documents in which John precedes Smith by three terms or fewer as in a reference to John Henry Smith The n connector is especially useful when you are restricting your search to the citation field or searching for documents referring to a particular citation For example the query 20 5 1080 retrieves documents in which 20 precedes 7080 by five terms or fewer as in a reference to 20 U S C A 8 1080 BUT N
149. ecklists 0 Figure 8 9 KeyCite Limits page KeyCite Alert KeyCite Alert automatically monitors the status of cases statutes and administrative materials and sends you updates when their KeyCite information changes To create a KeyCite Alert entry from a displayed document click Monitor with KeyCite Alert on the Links tab in the left frame in split page view or at the bottom of the page in full page view The KeyCite Alert wizard is displayed which will help you complete your KeyCite Alert entry To create a new KeyCite Alert entry click Alert Center at the top of any page For further information see Creating a KeyCite Alert Entry on page 120 Retrieving Cited Cases Using the Table of Authorities Whereas KeyCite lists citing cases other cases that cite your case the Table of Authorities service lists Cited cases other cases cited by your case The Table of Authorities is a useful tool for finding hidden weaknesses in a case by showing whether the cases on which it relies have significant negative history The Table of Authorities service is also available for ALR annotations law review articles and selected administrative decisions To access the Table of Authorities do one of the following Click Site Map at the top of any page then click Table of Authorities under Citator KeyCite The Table of Authorities page is displayed Type a citation in the Enter citation text box and click Go From a displayed case in spl
150. ection Outline ResultsPlus ALR 1 Who is Recipient of and What Constitutes Program or Activity Receiving Federal Financial Assistance for Purposes of 504 of i KeyCite p E KeyCite 29 U 5 C A 794a To view the full text of this section click on the following citation 29 USCA 794a ka 2009 CONG US HR 11 111th CONGRESS Let Session Feb 11 2009 Referred in Senate PROPOSED ACTION Technical or conforming amendment 2009 CONG US S 181 111th CONGRESS Let Session Jan 28 2009 Enrolled Bill PROPOSED ACTION Amended 2009 CONG US HR 11 111th CONGRESS 1st Session Jan 12 2009 Engrossed in House PROPOSED ACTION Technical or conforming amendment 2009 CONG US HR 11 111th CONGRESS 1st Session Jan 06 2009 Introduced in House PROPOSED ACTION Technical or conforming amendment 2009 CONG US S 181 111th CONGRESS 1st Session Jan 23 2009 Engrossed in Senate ACTION Technical or conforming amendment Updating Legislation PL 111 2 January 29 2009 123 Stat 5 BA m wow 29 U S C A 8 794a 8 7942 Remedies and attorney fees Effective See Notes Ir Proposed Legislation Bill Drafts Figure 8 7 KeyCite history of the statute Citation Research TI3 VIEWING CITING REFERENCES TO A STATUTE To view a list of documents that cite the statute click Citing References on the Links tab in split page view or KeyCite Citing References at the bottom of
151. ed sources are available including the New York Times Orlando Sentinel Chicago Tribune Los Angeles Times and USA Today For a complete list of news and business sources on Westlaw click Directory at the top of any page then click Business and News You can also easily access many NewsRoom sources using the tabbed NewsRoom with Reuters page For information on adding the tabbed NewsRoom with Reuters page see Adding and Removing Tabbed Pages on page 144 To help you quickly retrieve relevant news and business information from these sources documents in NewsRoom sources are assigned index reference codes called SmartTerms SmartTerms help you refine your search and retrieve only those documents that contain the type of information you specify Using these predefined terms saves you searching and browsing time on Westlaw and makes your online searches more efficient Using the Limit Your Search Using SmartTerms Feature To use the Limit Your Search Using SmartTerms feature complete these steps 1 Access a NewsRoom database e g All News ALLNEWS Figure 10 5 2 Click the Terms and Connectors tab if it is not already selected 3 Click the arrow Al next to Limit Your Search using SmartTerms if necessary 4 Select a category by clicking the Industry Company Subject or Location tab Then do one of the following Choose Begins With Contains or Exact Phrase from the drop down list and type a term or phrase in the text box Th
152. eedom of Travel and Movement 92k1280 k In General Most Cited Cases Full Text Document Formerly 92k83 4 1 Case Outline The constitutional right to travel embraces at least three different components 1 it protects the right of a citizen of one state to enter and to leave another state 2 it protects iti d s ilii q d P e P Petitions Briefs amp Filings the right to be treated as a welcome visitor rather than an unfriendly alien when temporarily m present in the second state and 3 for those travelers who elect to become permanent ResultsPlus View Al Results residents it protects the right to be treated like other citizens of that state U S C A Const Art ALR 4 8 2 cl 1 Amend 14 8 1 Application of 8 U S C a 1401 C G 21 EI KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote Providing for American Citizenship in Certain Circumstances of Child Born Outside United States or Found 5 82 Constitutional Law thi H nf Unknown 92XxI Privileges or Immunities Emoluments Figure 5 3 Result of a search restricted to the headnote field When you view a headnote on Westlaw you also see the complete hierarchy of concepts used to classify that headnote to a specific key number in the topic field preceding the headnote In addition each headnote in a case is numbered You can use these numbers as an index to the case Simply click a headnote number shown outline
153. en click Scan A list of SmartTerms matching your search criteria is displayed Click the plus and minus symbols to browse the list of SmartTerms 5 To add SmartTerms to your search select the appropriate check boxes and click the right arrow button To delete SmartTerms you have added click the left arrow button 6 Typea Terms and Connectors query in the Search text box if desired 7 Click Search Westlaw 134 Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases Search Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips All News ALLNEWS Q Terms and Connectors Natural Language Template Thesaurus Term Frequency H Case sensitive Searching Limit ALLNEWS Recent Searches amp Locates Word Count Search Dates Last 3 Years E Fields Select an Option z I Search only the headlines and lead paragraphs I Identify duplicate documents Limit Your Search using SmartTerms D Industry Company Subject Location Contains z Scan Smart Terms Industry T Scan Results Accounting Consulting amp Legal Services Advertising amp Public Relations Aerospace amp Defense Agriculture Food amp Beverage Automotive Business Services Chemicals Construction Consumer Products amp Services ICC CC CC B E Add Connectors or Expanders Help vj Figure 10 5 ALLNEWS Search page
154. en drag the pointer to move the tool Customizing the Search Section You can customize the Search section to display features you can use when searching on Westlaw Click Edit to display the available options Figure 12 4 Select the check boxes next to the options you want to display clear the check boxes next to the options you do not want to display Then click Save 146 Customizing Your Search Environment Search Search Tips You have 0 databases selected Clear Selec Iv Recent Queries Iv Select a date restriction Iv Connectors Expanders Reference List Iv Field Restrictions I Thesaurus T Maintain checked database selections Save Terms amp Connectors Natural Language Recent Searches amp Locates z Show Advanced Options Figure 12 4 Editing the Search section Customizing Database Groups You can customize database groups in the right frame in a variety of ways as described below EDITING A DATABASE GROUP You can easily make changes to one or more database groups Click Edit next to a database group name e g Cases to display available options Figure 12 5 including the following Torename the database group type the name in the Rename text box and click Rename To add a database type one or more database names or identifiers separated by semicolons in the Add Database text box and click Add Tochange the number of databases displayed in the group choose a number from the Sho
155. en there is a new development e g a filing entered on the docket To create a Docket Track entry for the case docket you are viewing complete these steps 1 5 6 7 Click Track this Docket at the top of the docket The Docket Track New Developments in a Specific Case page is displayed with the court and docket number entered for you Figure 7 11 Under Entry Details type a name for the entry in the Name of Alert text box The client identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Client ID text box Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client If desired restrict the documents retrieved by the Docket Alert entry to those containing specific terms Change one or more delivery settings if desired Click Save A list of cases with docket numbers matching your entry is displayed Click a case number to save the entry in the Docket Alert Directory To view your Docket Alert entries click Alert Center at the top of any page Docket Track New Developments in a Specific Case Create Entry Directory Tips Entry Details Delivery Settings Complete each item below Frequency py of Nameefalet SS Destination E mail Properties Client ID k Result Format Fupeke H Court IDOCK CA ALAMEDA Edit Court Results I Inform me of no results Docket Number F510494642 Docket Number Formats Docket s I Inform me of changes to the Court s calendar Li
156. ent on your attached printer with just two clicks of your mouse Some types of documents such as court opinions can be printed in an easy to read dual column format Word processing software or additional software plug ins are not required When you want to print the document you are viewing click the Quick Print to attached printer icon in the upper right corner of the page When the Windows Print dialog box is displayed click Print or Send Request to send the document to your attached printer PRINTING OR DELIVERING OTHER DOCUMENTS IN YOUR RESULT To print or deliver other documents follow these steps 1 If desired while viewing the result list select the check box next to each document in the list you want to print or deliver 2 Click a delivery icon in the upper right corner of a retrieved document or the result list Figure 11 1 A dialog box is displayed that allows you to choose print or delivery options Click the Print and Email the result icon to simultaneously print and e mail documents in your result Click the Print icon to print documents in your result Click the Email icon to send the documents in your result to one or more e mail addresses Documents can be delivered in the body of the e mail message or as attachments Click the Download icon to save documents on your computer Click the Other icon and choose Fax from the menu to fax a document or choose Save on Westlaw to save your print or deliver re
157. enter at the top of any page For more information see Creating a WestClip Entry on page 119 Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases 135 T Printing and Delivering Documents Printing Documents in Your Search Result 138 Printing the Document You Are Viewing 138 Printing or Delivering Other Documents in Your Result 138 Specifying Default Settihigs 42 cope eer ep eed bates e eg eub oe tp 140 Using the Print Delivery Manager 140 Printing or Delivering an Entry in the Print Delivery Manager 141 Deleting an Entry from the Print Delivery Manager 141 Printing and Delivering Documents 137 138 Westlaw has the following features to help you print e mail download or save your documents Delivery icons in the upper right corner of your search results make it easy to select a print or delivery method Quick Print lets you print the document or result list you are viewing in less time See Printing the Document You Are Viewing below for more information Check boxes in your search and KeyCite results let you print selected documents The Print Delivery Manager lets you save print or delivery requests for up to 30 days You can also reprint documents and get additional copies of documents without having to re create your search Printing Documents in Your Search Result PRINTING THE DOCUMENT YOU ARE VIEWING Using Internet Explorer 5 5 or later you can print a Westlaw docum
158. eorgia and to use highway facilities and other 502 instrumentalities of interstate commerce within the State of Georgia Id at 757 86 S Ct 1170 Given that 11450 03 ResultsPlus View All Results imposed no obstacle to respondents entry into California we think the State is correct when it ALR argues that the statute does not directly impair the exercise of the right to free interstate movement For the purposes of this case therefore we need not identify the source of that Validity n d E f pai t ki 1 ali co struction and particular right in the text of the Constitution The right of free ingress and regress to and from Providing for American Citizenship in neighboring States which was expressly mentioned in the text of the Articles of ain Circ i Confederation M13 may simply have been conceived from the beginning to be a necessary Outside United States or Found concomitant of the stronger Union the Constitution created Id at 758 86 S Ct 1170 _ Within United States and of Unknown Figure 5 4 Portion of the opinion corresponding to headnote DIGEST FIELD The digest field di contains the information in the topic field plus the text of all headnotes in a case The digest field for a case may contain several digest paragraphs Restricting your search to the digest field can help you avoid retrieving cases containing irrelevant occurrences of your search terms when your query contains
159. er client 7 In the Delivery Settings section click Edit to change one or more delivery settings if desired Click Save when you finish making your changes 8 Click Save to save the entry in the Agency Tracker Directory Federal Agency Tracking Service Federal Agency Tracking Create Entry Directory Tips Entry Details Delivery Settings Edit Complete each item below Frequency Daily Select Agency Select Agency Destination E mail Limits 500 documents per result Track Agency Related Result format List of All Citations Results Inform me of no results I Final Rules D unified Agenda Date created 02 16 2010 Last run date No last run date I Proposed Rules I Corrections End date No end date I withdrawn Rules I Executive Orders T Requests For Comments I Proclamations I Notices Authority Delegation I Select All Result Title Client ID 1000 Cancel Figure 9 7 Federal Agency Tracking Service Federal Agency Tracking page Creating a Profiler Alert Entry To create a Profiler Alert entry complete these steps 1 2 124 Using Alert Services Click Create in the Profiler Alert section The Profiler Alert Create Profile Entry page is displayed Type the first and last name of the attorney judge or expert witness you want to monitor in the First and last name text box Choose a state if desired from the State of residence drop down list Click Continue A list of names is displayed Click the number next to the
160. eral General non state specific Illinois Mississippi Pennsylvania Alabama m Indiana Missouri South Carolina E Arizona T Iowa T New Jersey T Tennessee m California Kentucky New York Texas TC Colorado Louisiana North Carolina Virginia E Connecticut Massachusetts C ohio Washington TC Florida Michigan I Oklahoma Wisconsin TC Georgia m Minnesota I Oregon Enter Search Terms optional ishare holder 2 derivative 2 action E a Example amend 5 pleading D Figure 10 3 FormFinder search template 2 Choose a topic e g Litigation Civil Trial from the Select a Topic drop down list 3 Choose a subtopic e 9 State Courts Pleadings from the Select a Subtopic drop down list if desired 4 By default all document types under Document Type are selected To remove a document type from your search clear its check box 5 Bydefault Westlaw will search all jurisdictions To restrict your search to specific jurisdictions select the appropriate check boxes under Jurisdiction Selection 6 Typea Terms and Connectors search e g share holder 2 derivative 2 action in the Enter Search Terms text box if desired 7 Click Search Westlaw The result list for your search is displayed 8 Click the title of a form in the result list The form is displayed in the right frame Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases 131 Searching Public Records Public
161. erences 339 About 4 View All References Trial Court Orders Expert Testimony Trial Pleadin Trial Motions Memoranda and Affidavits Trial Filings Jury Instructions S z Settlements Verdict and Settlement Summaries Appellate Petitions Motions and Flanagan Partners LLP 201 Street Charles Avenue Suite 2405 New Orleans Louisiana 70170 504 569 0235 Fax 504 592 0251 tflanagan flanaganpartners com http www flanaganpartners com Position Attorney Education Tulane Law School New Orleans LA 1989 Filings 3B E A D slata fuels Honors Summa Cum Laude Cases Figure 4 11 Profile of an attorney Browsing Documents 53 VIEWING PROFILER REFERENCES To view a list of cases jury trials and settlements in which the individual has participated a list of articles he or she has written and other information click View All References or one of the links under Profiler References on the Links tab in the left frame Figure 4 12 To view the full referenced text of a document click its retrieval number Result List Links for amp BAB Co EN some 1 Doc Flanagan Thomas M Flanagan Thomas M mi Full Screen List Flanagan Partners LLP m New Orleans Louisiana 70170 Find citation 504 569 0235 Eull Text Document Update My Profile Next Part gt gt i Profiler Refi s 9 About A Profiler References View All References Hes Showing 339 documents
162. es for This Headnote link or icon in a headnote classification hierarchy in the case Citation Research T Links for 118 S Ct 2196 Full Screen List Locate in Result Find citation F Some negative history but Ko Kc not overruled Full History Direct History Graphical View Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert B A pa E yom E Bragdon v Abbott T 524 U S 624 118 S Ct 2196 U S Me 1998 June 25 1998 Approx 25 pages West Headnotes i KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote Si 361 Statutes 361VI Construction and Operation c 361VI A General Rules of Construction Ir G 361k223 Construction with Reference to Other Statutes G 361k223 5 Re Enactment of or Reference to Statute and Adoption of Provisions Previously Construed in General 361k223 5 1 k Administrative Construction Most Cited Cases Full Text Document Case Outline iti d iling GR a Te Petitions Briefs amp Filings Congress repetition of a well established statutory term carries the implication that Congress intended the term to be construed in accordance with pre existing regulatory interpretations ResultsPlus ALR 1 When is Individual Regarded as Having or Perceived to Have Impairment Within Meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U S C a 12102 2 C View All Results 21 EI KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote 0778 Civil Rights 291 Rights Pro
163. es result To cancel your restrictions and display all citing references click Cancel Limits at the bottom of the KeyCite citing references result For further information download a free copy of Using KeyCite on Westlaw at west thomson com support user guide keycite aspx KeyCite Limits for 29 USCA 794a Document Type Notes of Decisions Locate Click one or more limits above to help restrict your citing references Apply Cancel KeyCite Limits Tips Document Type Cases M Highest court 27 Iv Other courts 1353 Secondary sources Iv ALR annotations 34 IV Law reviews 299 Fi keyRules 0 Other Materials P Regulatory Updates 0 Iv Administrative Decisions 1674 Iv statutory References 6 Iv Administrative Code References 91 Clear All Court Documents M verdict amp Settlement Summaries 1 I Appellate Petitions Motions amp Filings 87 IV Appellate Briefs 761 M Joint Appendices 2 M Oral Arguments 1 IV Trial Pleadings 1090 M Expert Testimony 1 Wi Trial Depositions amp Discovery 0 Iv Trial Motions Memoranda amp Affidavits 684 I Trial Transcripts 0 M Trial Filings 26 M Jury Instructions 8 IV Proposed Orders Agreements amp Settlements 1 M Verdicts Agreements amp Settlements 2 W Arbitration Awards 0 Iv Federal Register 85 d i 7 Surveys Publication ms HERR f Wi Survey Authority 0 e g S Ct F Supp IB Survey Ch
164. estlaw 3 Preferences Customize many aspects of your research session such as settings for document display result list display search method document delivery and display of KeyCite information See Choosing Your Research Preferences on page 149 for more information Alert Center Access the alert services on Westlaw See Using Alert Services on page 117 for more information Research Trail Keep track of your Westlaw research and return to research tasks you completed previously See Using the Research Trail on page 4 for more information Add a Tab Customize your research and quickly access commonly used databases and other information See Adding and Removing Tabbed Pages on page 144 for more information USING THE FIND SERVICE You can quickly and easily retrieve a specific document using the Find service Type your citation in the Find this document by citation text box in the left frame of the tabbed Westlaw page or in the Find by citation text box at other tabbed pages and click Go ACCESSING A DATABASE To access a database when you know its identifier type the identifier in the Search for a database text box in the left frame of the tabbed Westlaw page or another tabbed page and click Go Using Sticky Notes Use the Sticky Notes feature when available to create a note at a tabbed page To create a sticky note click Add a Note under Sticky Notes in the left frame A sticky note is displayed Type your
165. esult list click a flag to view KeyCite information for the document To display the full text of a document click the document s title or retrieval number You can also choose Go to Specific List Item from the Result Options drop down list and click Go then type the retrieval number of the document in the text box and click Go LINKS TAB The Links tab allows you to view information related to the document that is displayed in the right frame The Links tab is context sensitive which means that the links available for a search result are determined by the type of documents you retrieve For example when a case law document is displayed in the right frame the Links tab allows you to view the KeyCite result for the case petitions briefs and other court filings related to the case ResultsPlus information specific to the case e the table of authorities for the case the West topic and key numbers assigned to the headnotes in the case 46 Browsing Documents When a statute is displayed in the right frame the Links tab allows you to view the KeyCite result for the statute agraphical display of changes to the statute over time the table of contents for the statute prior versions of the statute ResultsPlus information specific to the statute cases administrative materials and secondary sources that cite the statute cross references to other statutes legislative history West topics and key numbers When a regulat
166. f equity such as Chancery Also termed unclean hands doctrine Cases Equity G65 C J S Equity 8 102 2004 West a Thomson business Bryan Garner Editor in Chief END OF DOCUMENT Figure 10 2 Entry in Black s Law Dictionary 130 Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases Using FormFinder FormFinder on Westlaw provides quick access to text forms fillable PDF forms checklists and clauses Legal editors have categorized hundreds of thousands of forms from national and state form sets including legal and business transactional pleading and practice and litigation forms into relevant topics and subtopics FormFinder also provides an easy to use template for your search To retrieve a form using FormFinder complete these steps 1 Click FormFinder at the top of any Westlaw page Figure 10 3 Search Selected Databases Change Database s Tips FormFinder FORMFINDER i Terms and Connectors Natural Language Template Select a Topic Litigation Civil Trial zl required Select a Subtopic State Courts Commencement of Action optional State Courts Depositions And Discovery State Courts Judgment State Courts Parties State Courts Pleadings State Courts Remedies Special Proceedings sl Document Type Iv Text Forms Iv Fillable PDF Forms Checklist IV Clause Jurisdiction Selection one or more required Iv All Jurisdictional and Gen
167. ffs and Constables Shipping Signatures Slaves Social Security and Public Welfare Sodomy Specific Performance Spendthrifts States Statutes Steam Stipulations Submission of Controversy Subrogation Subscriptions 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 378 379 380 381 382T 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 392T 393 394 395 396 396A 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 154 Appendix A West Digest Topics and Their Numerical Designations Suicide 409 Sunday 410 Supersedeas 411 Taxation 413 Telecommunications Tenancy in Common 414 Tender 450 Territories Time Torts Towage Towns Trademarks Treason Treaties Trespass Trespass to Try Title Trial Trover and Conversion Trusts Turnpikes and Toll Roads Undertakings Unemployment Compensation United States United States agistrates United States Marshals Unlawful Assembly Urban Railroads Usury Vagrancy Vendor and Purchaser Venue War and National Emergency Warehousemen Waste Water Law Weapons Weights and Measures Wharves Wills Witnesses Woods and Forests Workers Compensation Zoning and Planning Merit Systems Protection Appendix B Automatic Equivalencies Westlaw has a special list of automatically generated equivalencies If you enter one of these forms Westlaw reads it as equivalent to the other States Alabama Ala Louisia
168. fore exiting your browser to prevent others from accessing Westlaw with your password 2 Getting Started on Westlaw Navigating Westlaw Westlaw provides access to helpful services on every Westlaw page LINKS AT THE TOP OF A WESTLAW PAGE You can access any of the following services by clicking its link at the top of any Westlaw page Find amp Print Quickly retrieve and print one or more documents See Using the Find Service on page 10 for more information KeyCite Easily check a citation in KeyCite and retrieve information about KeyCite features See Citation Research on page 105 for more information Directory Access a database using the Westlaw Directory See Using the Westlaw Directory on page 20 for more information Key Numbers Search for topic and key numbers or access the West Key Number Digest or KeySearch to help you find cases See Using the West Key Number Digest Custom Digest on page 67 and Using KeySearch on page 72 for more information Court Docs Retrieve court documents including briefs pleadings motions and court transcripts See Searching Court Document and Related Databases on page 93 for more information FormFinder Retrieve text forms fillable PDF forms clauses and checklists from numerous national and state form sets including legal and business transactional litigation and pleading and practice forms See Using FormFinder on page 131 for more information S
169. formation is displayed in the right frame Figure 7 10 2 Click Add Event to Outlook The File Download dialog box is displayed If you are adding an event to Outlook for the first time and you have not previously accessed preferences to specify your Outlook Calendar settings the Calendaring Outlook Properties page is displayed In the Outlook Options section specify the appointment duration reminder time and format for the entry in your calendar Click Save to display the File Download dialog box 3 Click Open The Outlook appointment page is displayed 4 Click Accept Result List Links for amp A EN Mother 1 Doc FS10494642 Full Screen List TH Locate in Result Find citation Full Text Document Track this Docket KeyRules KEYRULES ALL CALENDAR INFORMATION Calendar Information Includes entries on the current court calendar Westlaw Legal Calendaring Date Time Description Location Judge 04 09 2010 02 00 PM Event CLAIM OF Department 603 PDT PLAINTIFF Add Event To Outlook END OF DOCUMENT Figure 7 10 Court calendar Information Searching Court Document and Related Databases 101 MONITORING CHANGES IN DOCKETS The Docket Track and Docket Alert services on Westlaw monitor court dockets and notify you automatically when there is a new development Monitoring Dockets for New Developments Docket Track monitors the court docket for an existing case and notifies you wh
170. frequently used terms such as employment or words that have multiple meanings such as state and will The language used by West attorney editors in the digest field may help you retrieve relevant cases you might otherwise miss as when your search does not contain the particular terms used by the court in its opinion or when a judge uses words or phrases in atypical ways 64 Searching Case Law Databases Because the digest field and the synopsis field contain editorial summaries of the issues in a case searching both fields at the same time can be very effective For example if you want to retrieve federal and state cases from courts in the Fifth Circuit involving retaliation against a whistle blower and summary judgment you could access the Fifth Circuit Federal and State Cases database CTA5 ALL and type the following Terms and Connectors query restricting your search to the synopsis and digest fields sy di whistle blow p retaliat p summary judgment One of the cases in the result is shown in Figure 5 5 and Figure 5 6 Note the search terms highlighted in the synopsis Figure 5 5 and digest Figure 5 6 fields Result List Links for Ce B B Ca B woe 60 Docs 347 F Supp 2d 300 Full Screen List c Chiasson v City of Thibodaux H Edit Search Locate in Result be P punpa d November 01 2004 Approx 13 pages Result Options C 19 Chiasson v City of Thibodaux ies A wast Baporter Image PDF
171. from Any Westlaw Page 10 TipstorUsing Blhd ses vo tme ertet n ere e Eee UU Pene e e e e Ie e etd bee ted bang 13 Find Examples eb E br GR e pe ete ed ib e e t e e p v rr e E e ds 14 Using the Citation Field 5 ver er cerbeereuesServettenek A on amp IU DEI EUR ee E ettari 14 Using Terms from the Title of a Document 15 Retrieving a Case or Brief by Party Name 15 Using the Titte Field cs ioter te eden ev SO eR COH E at id woe RR E ES 16 Tips for Restricting Your Search to the Title Field iiiiiiissssssssssssss ee 17 Retrieving an Attorney s or a Judge s Profile 2 0 cect eee eee 18 3 BASICS OF WESTLAW SEARCHING ugesot Sete e TUR RUPTURE UR EIERE NEE NI RUE S ees 19 Choosing a Database i est ka dr em mem m hm asin e e RR UU RR RR SURE TR a UI m aen 20 Using the Westlaw Directory ed epensex uem ridi RERO Re MER ENTREE OU Ue es 20 Accessing a Database by Typing Its Identifier or Name 21 Accessing a Database When You Are Unsure of the Database Name or Identifier 21 Accessing Multiple Databases ise deer eerte ea ob ka pee e Y EE ENT Re 22 Accessing a Recent Database ees ENEE eae SNE REENEN bs CPP ORE Ne 23 Accessing a Favorite Database ics ceo pes ete e RE ee ee CHEER PO 23 Viewing Information About a Database in Scope 24 Selecting a Westlaw Search Method 24 Natural anguage i ameet re EE PEDE eO ded adipe ER E dee 24 Tenms atnd Goritiectols e uerbi oer e Ut ed de CA ge o Ne
172. fs filed in the case as well as related documents on Westlaw such as transcripts of oral argument Clickan attorney s name to retrieve Westlaw Profiler information for the attorney including links to other appellate briefs and petitions filed by the attorney trial pleadings and motions filed by the attorney and jury verdict and settlement summaries from lawsuits in which the attorney was involved You can also retrieve Litigation History Reports for the attorney Click Table of Authorities if available in the left frame to view a list of all cases cited in the brief Result List Links for amp A B p EN yom 1 Doc 2005 WL 429974 Full Screen List Spector v Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd m 2005 WL 429974 Locate in Result Supreme Court of the United States Find citation Appellate Brief Approx 17 pages a ResultsPlus View All Results H ALR i When Does a Public Entit Original Image of this Document PDF Discriminate Against Disabled Individuals in Provision of Services Programs or Activities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U S C a 12132 2005 WL 429974 U S Appellate Brief For opinion see 125 S Ct 2169 125 S Ct 1240 125 S Ct 26 Briefs and Other Related Documents Oral Argument Transcripts with Streaming Media Am Jur 2d Americans with Disabilities Act Analysis and Implications Supreme Court of the United States 2 Removal of Structural Barriers D
173. g prior versions 82 viewing consecutive regulations 49 79 viewing multiple sections 79 RegulationsPlus Index 83 regulation tracking databases 87 related references 108 related terms 39 removing a tabbed page 144 renaming a research trail 7 renaming favorite databases 24 reporter image See printing and delivering documents requiring terms in Natural Language searches 27 Research Trail about 4 accessing 4 adding notes 5 deleting 8 downloading 6 e mailing 5 printing and delivering 5 7 renaming 7 returning to last 2 saving 6 starting 7 viewing 4 Restatements of the law 129 restricting citing references to a case See KeyCite restricting citing references to a statute See KeyCite restricting display by field 43 50 restricting search by added date 37 by document date 36 by field for cases 61 Natural Language description 27 for statutes and regulations 78 Terms and Connectors query 35 result list preferences 44 printing and delivering 138 viewing 43 44 Result List tab 44 Result Options drop down list 45 ResultsPlus list 44 46 47 returning to last research trail 2 root expander 28 31 RTF document format 11 S same paragraph connector p p 33 same sentence connector s s 33 saving a research trail 6 saving documents on Westlaw See printing and delivering documents saving favorite databases 23 24 saving research See Research Trail Scope 24 Search for Key Numbers feature 70 search method
174. ge search result the best portion of each document the portion most closely matching the concepts in your description is shown in red Click the Best arrows at the bottom of the page to move through your retrieved documents by best portion Browsing by best portion is not available while a Locate request is in effect Browsing Documents 47 48 Browsing by Document To move from the displayed document to the next or previous document in your search result click the Doc arrows at the bottom of the page You can also use the result list to move among documents in your search result While browsing a document in full page view click Result List at the top of the page While browsing a document in split page view click the Result List tab When the result list is displayed click the title or retrieval number of a document to view its full text Browsing by Document Part Long documents are divided into parts to make browsing more efficient Click Next Part or Previous Part at the top or bottom of the page to move to the next or previous part of the document respectively Click First Part to return to the beginning of the document LOCATING A PARTICULAR TERM OR TERMS The Locate feature allows you to search the documents in your result for a particular term or terms whether or not the terms appeared in your Natural Language description or your Terms and Connectors query To use Locate complete these steps 1 While viewing a document i
175. ger contradictory oral verbal inadmissible omission rejection Minnesota Practice Civil Expand Search Change Database to Minnesota State Trial Court Orders or Minnesota State and Fed Cases Rules Annotated ri rmle r SELECT va mmer mmm oR EMAIL ETC ne 1 Hagstrom v McDougall 131 Minn 389 155 NW 391 Minn December 17 1915 NO 19460 115 Minnesota Practice Methods of Practice 2 Land Contracts Earnest Money Contracts and Options Description Subsequent Oral Agreement 157k 440 Prior and Contemporaneous Collateral Agreements 157k 441 of Property in General 157k 4411 K In General Exclusibn of paral evidence of prior contemporaneous and subsequent conversations in connection with the written contract sued on but not by way of a Williston on Contracts Figure 3 16 Expand Search section Basics of Westlaw Searching 4 Browsing Documents Viewing the Search Result 43 Customizing the Result Hist 2 5 serere ER UE EE EX LA eonun 44 Using ResultsPlus to Access Additional Resources 0 0 cece ete eee eee 44 Using the Result Options Drop Down st 45 Page View AC rrr pL usn 45 Browsing Tools uot rm ete eme REP RET me E e ied dete ed Road a Sad 46 Result EISE Tab itio eurer Rai trc tn gU Rel Ead et locate t aon ec a Rn P aot 46 BLUE C 46 Browsing MOSS EE 47 Locating a Particular Term or Temms 000 ccc tee eee ee 48 Viewing Consecutive Documents 49 Viewing Star Pa
176. ging Information 49 Restricting Your Display by Field 2 auer dg cote ba DE ees derent ee dn ees 50 Previewing Cited References in the Link Viewer 50 Copying and Pasting Text with the Citation esses 52 Viewing Images Within Documents 52 Using Westlaw Profiler Je ker tret er eren ER EE baa R E t Rte Rv 53 Viewing Profiler References 2 0 ccc tte tenet eens 54 Using Profiler Alert eL rr ette gr REESE metuam d gar Ee deg 54 Viewing Litigation History Report 55 Browsing Documents 41 This chapter discusses different ways to move within and among the documents you retrieve on Westlaw Refer to the following chart as you browse your search results If you want to view Do this a specific document in your search result While viewing the result list click the document s title or retrieval number Or choose Go to Specific List Item from the Result Options drop down list in the lower right corner of the page type the document s retrieval number in the text box and click Go and then click its title or retrieval number While viewing the Result List tab click the document s title or retrieval number Or choose Go to Specific List Item from the Result Options drop down list then type the document s retrieval number in the text box and click Go the next or previous occurrence of your search terms Click the Term arrows at the bottom of the displayed document the part of each document in your Natur
177. h in the Florida Family Law Cases database FLFL CS for a case entitled Anson v Anson type ti anson p anson You are searching for a phrase within a title Place quotation marks around the phrase in your search Westlaw will retrieve only those documents that contain the terms in the same order as they appear inside the quotation marks If you do not include quotation marks Westlaw will read each space between the terms as or For example to retrieve the U S Supreme Court case New York Times Co Inc v Tasini access the All U S Supreme Court Cases database SCT and type the following query ti new york times amp tasini Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title 7 Retrieving an Attorney s or a Judge s Profile To retrieve a profile of an attorney or a judge complete these steps 1 Click Find amp Print at the top of any page The Find a Document page is displayed 2 Click Find an Attorney or Judge Profile in the left frame 3 Type the name of the attorney or judge in the First and Last Name text box and choose All States or the state in which the attorney or judge is located from the Select a Jurisdiction drop down list 4 Click Send Request Find a Document Q9 Find an Attorney or Judge Profile Advanced Search Fi Prin iple Citations Enter Attorney Judge Name First and Last Name Find this document by citation Select a Jurisdiction All States z I and Print Publication Country US United St
178. h section Restricting your search to the prelim field is useful when you are beginning your research because doing so helps you retrieve documents on a specific subject 78 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases For example to retrieve documents on hazardous waste in the New Mexico Statutes Annotated West s database NM ST ANN you could restrict your Terms and Connectors query to the prelim field as follows pr hazard p waste CAPTION FIELD The caption field ca contains the section number followed by a few terms that describe the contents of the section A caption field restriction can help you refine your search when used in combination with a prelim field restriction For example you could modify the search above to include a caption field restriction that would help you identify sections containing statutory definitions of important terms pr ca hazard p waste amp defin Viewing Consecutive Statutes and Regulations To view consecutive documents even if they were not retrieved by your search or Find request e g to view 26 U S C A 8 402 even though your search retrieved only 26 U S C A 401 click Previous Section or Next Section in the document header Figure 6 1 To return to your search result or the document you retrieved with Find click Original Results at the top of the left frame Result List Links for amp Eh A m EN wow 1 Doc 26 USCA 402 ull Screen List Original Results Pp
179. heck boxes to display links to the table of contents and statutes index for all the individual databases that contain these materials Then click Save Options After you have selected content and display options click Hide next to Content and Display Options if necessary to hide the options Tools you added are displayed in the left frame and databases you added are displayed in the right frame under Recently Added Customizing Tools in the Left Frame You can customize the tools in the left frame to display useful options To edit a tool click Edit where available For example click Edit next to Find by citation to display a list of options you can add to this tool Figure 12 3 To add an option select its check box to remove an option clear its check box Then click Save Find by citation IV and Print Iv Find using a template F Publications List I Scope T Publication Country T and Print Find using a template Figure 12 3 Editing the Find by citation tool To hide a tool you use infrequently click the Hide button For example click the Hide button next to Sticky Notes if you don t want to add sticky notes Click the Show button to display a tool Click the Close button to permanently delete a tool from the left frame To move a tool in the left frame to another location on the page hold your pointer next to the tool name e g Search for a database until the pointer becomes a e and th
180. hen choose Print Delivery Manager from the menu Alternatively click Site Map at the top of any page and then click Print Delivery Manager under Manage your account preferences or Tools The Print Delivery anager page is displayed Figure 11 3 Print Delivery Manager Select up to forty entries from a section below and choose your delivery method Delivered Requests Saved on Westlaw Delivered Requests Status Database Service Information Lines Documents Destination Date Created Printed SCT 118 S Ct 2196 1495 1 Attached Printer 02 16 2010 15 16 00 KS Saved on Westlaw Status Database Service Information Lines Documents Images Date Created Expires days GON KEIER ZI ECC KEE Figure 11 3 Print Delivery Manager Each entry in the Print Delivery Manager shows the status of the request database or service in which the request originated Printing and Delivering Documents description query or citation used to retrieve the result approximate number of lines requested rounded up to an increment of 5 number of documents requested destination to which you sent your request Delivered Requests only number of images included in the request Saved on Westlaw only date and time the request was created number of days until the request expires Saved on Westlaw only PRINTING OR DELIVERING AN ENTRY IN THE PRINT DELIVERY MANAGER To print or deliver an entry in the Print Delivery Manager follow
181. hich they relate and enclose them in parentheses e g type tree branch limb crossing property line border boundary To use the Westlaw thesaurus to add related terms to your description follow these steps 1 Type your description e g tree branch crossing property line in the Search text box and click Thesaurus The Thesaurus page is displayed Figure 3 9 belect aterm from the Terms in Search list The related terms will be displayed in the Related Terms box Select a Related Term to add to your search Hold down the Shift key or Ctrl key to select multiple terms Then click Add pl Terms in Search Related Terms Current Search All Related Terms z tree branch crossing property E Add line BORDER BOUNDARY B Remove Figure 3 9 Thesaurus page 2 From the Terms in Search list select the term for which you want to see related terms Basics of Westlaw Searching 3 5 To add a related term to your description select the term in the Related Terms list and click the Add button You can select more than one related term by pressing the Ctrl or Shift key as you select each term The term is placed in parentheses and added to your description immediately following the term to which it relates To remove a term from your description select it in the Related Terms list and click the Remove button Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary When you finish using the thesaurus click OK to return to the
182. ia Formats video m Audio Search Westlaw Figure 7 7 Courtroom transcripts search template Searching Dockets ACCESSING DOCKETS DATABASES To quickly retrieve dockets click Court Docs at the top of any page to display the Court Documents page Figure 7 8 Click a link under Dockets in the left frame to access a database or click More to view the Dockets section of the Westlaw Directory You can also retrieve dockets using Westlaw CourtExpress at courtexpress westlaw com Westlaw CourtExpress offers additional docket research features Searching Court Document and Related Databases 99 Select Database s Search Enter a Database y Selected Databases mE Dockets State and Federal Courts Combined DOCK ALL a Remove Court Docs Databases Edit 4 Expert Testimony Terms and Connectors Template Experts EW DOCS Daubert Materials DAUBERT DOCS Search Westlaw More Participant Appellate Briefs Name Example John 2 Smith All Briefs BRIEF ALL Example John Smith Sth Circuit CTA Briefs CTAS BRIEF Sui PE Geel CA Briefs and Petitions CA BRIEF ALL Docket Click the Scope link for Number information on Docket Number More Scope Formatting Pleading Motions and Memoranda Key z mE All Trial Filings FILING ALL Search connectors to help refine your T search Click the ate and Federal Trial Terms Hd Connactors Expanders link for Filings CA FILING ALL d more information
183. iate the child In several places the Act emphasizes the participation of the parents in developing the child s educational program and assessing its effectiveness See SS 1400 c 1401 19 1412 7 1415 b 1 A5 C D E and 1415 bX 2 34 CFR 300 345 1984 Apparently recognizing that this cooperative approach would not always produce a consensus between the school officials and the parents and that in any disputes the school officials would have a natural advantage Congress incorporated an elaborate set of what it e Figure 4 8 Full text of a cited document displayed in the Link Viewer On Westlaw you typically retrieve the West version of a case or statute when you click its link For example if you select a reference to a United States Code Annotated USCA United States Code Service USCS or United States Code USC section you retrieve the current section of the USCA The USCA is published by West the USCS is published by LexisNexis and the USC is published by the federal government When you select a citing reference to an internal page of the cited document you go to that page For example if you click a link for United States v Weiner 479 F 2d 923 926 2d Cir 1973 you go to page 926 the internal page referenced in the citing document not page 923 the first page of the case Browsing Documents 51 Copying and Pasting Text with the Citation The Copy with Reference feature automatically inser
184. ibodaux 347 F Supp 20 300 E D La November 01 2004 NO CIV A 02 3162 G 170B Federal Courts 17081 Jurisdiction and Powers in General G1 70BI 4 In General G 1708k14 Jurisdiction of Entire Controversy Pendent Jurisdiction C 170Bk18 k Validity or Substantiality of Federal Claims and Disposition Thereof Most Cited Cases Daigle and Clare Benoit No Civ A 02 3162 Nov 1 2004 Background Resigned city employee Etui 1983 First Amendment action against city employee s former supervisor and individual city official alleging for complaining about Exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over former city employee s claims under state statute was appropriate after district court had entered summary judgment on former employee s federal First Amendment claim suit was in advanced stage with discovery complete and parties on eve of trial and thus judicial economy convenience fairness and comity weighed in favor of retaining jurisdiction U S C 4 Const Amend 1 28 U S C A 1367 c LSA R S 23 967 supervisor s job conduct and asserted claim under state statute Defendants moved for S Holdings The District Court Vance Figure 5 6 Result of a search restricted to the synopsis and digest fields JUDGE FIELD On Westlaw you can use the judge field ju to search for lead opinions authored by a particular judge To search for cases in which a particular judge wrote a concurring opinion or a dissen
185. ic legal issues by using West topic and key number searches RETRIEVING CASES THAT OTHERS MAY MISS The synopsis digest topic and headnote fields often contain terms that do not appear in the judicial opinion For example a judge writing an opinion in a case involving a disputed residential lease may refer to the parties as lessor and lessee rather than landlord and tenant West attorney editors may classify the case under the West digest topic Landlord and Tenant or they may use the terms landlord and tenant in the case synopsis or headnotes Without such editorial enhancements you could miss relevant cases if your search terms differ from those used by the court REVIEWING YOUR RESULTS By browsing the fields containing the information that interests you you can quickly evaluate the usefulness of the document and determine whether you want to spend more time reviewing it Identifying Fields in Case Law Documents A sample document on the next page illustrates several fields in a case on Westlaw The table that follows the sample document provides brief descriptions of case law document fields 58 Searching Case Law Databases Digest di Opinions op Citation ci 252 F 3d 316 52 ERC 1818 31 Envtl L Rep 20 753 Prelim pr United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit WASTE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS INCORPORATED Hale Intermodal Marine Company Weanack Land Limited Partners Charles City County Title ti v
186. ict which placed pipe mains in land surface on crest af a hill through which railroad tunnel ran alleging only that railroad owned the tunnel through the hill and beneath the district s water mains but not alleging that railroad owned any part of the land surface involved sufficiently alleged that railroad was a subsurface owner for purposes of stating cause of action under law of subjacent support c Marin Municipal Water Dist v Northwestern Pac R Co 61 Cal Rptr 520 Cal App 1 Dist 1967 At common law where one person owns the surface of land and another the subjacent land the Figure 5 10 Custom Digest search result 4 Scanthe headnotes When you find a headnote that interests you click the case citation to view the full text of the case in a the right frame You can also click the KeyCite status flag if available to view the KeyCite result for the case For more information about KeyCite refer to Citation Research on page 105 The Result List Tab The Result List tab in the left frame of the Custom Digest search result page provides a list of all the topic and key numbers included in your custom digest On the Result List tab you can click a topic and key number to display the headnotes classified under it in the right frame click Edit Search to modify your Custom Digest search USING THE SEARCH FOR KEY NUMBERS FEATURE In addition to browsing the West Key Number Digest for relevant topic and key
187. ight frame Alternatively type a database identifier in the Search for a database text box and click the Scope icon next to the text box Atthe top of a database Search page click the Scope icon next to a database name or identifier Selecting a Westlaw Search Method Westlaw offers two search methods Natural Language and Terms and Connectors NATURAL LANGUAGE The Natural Language search method allows you to use plain English to retrieve relevant documents Enter a description of your issue and Westlaw will display the documents that best match the concepts in your description Westlaw identifies legal phrases in your description such as quantum meruit adverse possession and state of mind removes common terms such as is and for and generates variations of terms such as defamed defaming and defamation for defame Natural Language searching is available in most Westlaw databases TERMS AND CONNECTORS When you search Westlaw using the Terms and Connectors search method you enter a query consisting of key terms from your issue and connectors specifying the relationship between those terms Terms and Connectors searching is available in all Westlaw databases Basics of Westlaw Searching DETERMINING WHICH SEARCH METHOD TO USE The search method that is best for your needs is determined by several factors including the type of information you are looking for your knowledge of the research issue and your expertise in performing
188. imits for 118 S Ct 2196 Document Type Clear All Cases Court Documents Document Type IV Highest court 30 Wi Verdict amp Settlement Summaries 0 Iv other courts 1080 IV Appellate Petitions Motions amp Filings 152 IV Appellate Briefs 1200 Secondary sources P Joint Appendices 0 Iv ALR annotations 8 M Law reviews 1052 I KeyRules 0 P IP Filing Rules 0 M Oral Arguments 1 Iv Trial Pleadings 40 M Expert Testimony 1 WW Trial Depositions amp Discovery 0 EE Mi Andrews Litigation Reporters 28 IV Trial Motions Memoranda amp Affidavits Iv others 722 1451 i Click one or more limits W Trial Transcripts 0 Administrative Materials M Administrative Decisions 91 M Federal Register 4 above to help restrict your citing references Apply Cancel M Verdicts Agreements amp Settlements 1 KeyCite Limits Tips P arbitration Awards 0 e g S Ct F Supp IV Trial Filings 5 M Jury Instructions 32 IV Proposed Orders Agreements Publication amp Settlements 1 Figure 8 4 KeyCite Limits page USING THE KEYCITE CITING REFERENCES FOR THIS HEADNOTE FEATURE Use the KeyCite Citing References for This Headnote feature to move directly from a displayed case to its KeyCite result limited to citing references that discuss the legal issue summarized in a particular headnote From a displayed case Figure 8 5 complete these steps 1 Click the KeyCite Citing Referenc
189. ination in General Petitions Briefs amp Filings 78k1168 k Particular cases Most Cited cases ResultsPlus View All Results Employer s proffered reason for employee s termination that based on her apparent ALR dissatisfaction with company s discipline of male coworker alleged to have sexually harassed her she voluntarily abandoned her position even though she was told by company representatives 2 When is WorkEnvironment Se they hoped she would return to work and that once she was absent for six months company was as to Consti xual Harassment required by its administrative separation procedure to terminate her based on her inactivity was in Violation of Title VII of Civil Rights legitimate and nonretaliatory employee had not alleged or argued and facts of case did not Act of 1964 as Amended 42 U S C a support that she was constructively discharged Civil Rights Act of 1964 8 704 a 42 U S C A 8 2000e et Seg 2000e 3 a Figure 5 12 Most Cited Cases link in a displayed case ustom Digest i West Key Number Digest gt Search Search Your digest selection s CIVIL RIGHTS 78k1168 Particular cases delete Your digest options Order C Mast Recent Cases Most Cited Cases M Include ALR law reviews and other references Your default state jurisdiction is Minnesota state California z C Federal All zi C state amp Federal All E Topical Bankruptcy Federal z I Include cases
190. ing Your Research Preferences issssssssssssseseeesee see 149 Customizing Your Search Environment 143 Adding and Removing Tabbed Pages Tabbed pages on Westlaw are organizational tools that help you focus your research and save you time To select one or more tabbed pages follow these steps 1 Click Add a Tab at the top of any page At the next page click Add Westlaw Tabs to display a list of available tabbed pages To preview a page click the page name 2 Select the check box next to the name of each tabbed page you want to add e g the Ohio check box under Jurisdictional State and the Litigation check box under Topical and then click Add to My Tab Set 3 Alist of the pages you ve selected is displayed under n Tab Display One page is designated as your default page the page that is displayed when you sign on to Westlaw To select a different page as your default click Set as Default next to the page 4 Todisplay a tabbed page click its tab To delete a tabbed page click Add a Tab then select the check box next to the name of the page and Click Delete As shown on the Ohio page Figure 12 1 the left frame contains useful shortcuts to common research tasks and the right frame contains a Search section followed by database groups You can customize each of these sections to increase your Westlaw efficiency FIND amp PRINT KEYCITE DIRECTORY KEYNUMBERS COURT DOCS FORMFINDER SITE MAP HELP Alert Center Trail
191. intenance Charities Chattel Mortgages Chemical Dependents Child Custody Child Support Children Out of Wedlock Civil Rights Clerks of Courts Clubs Colleges and Universities Collision Commerce Commodity Futures Trading Regulation Common Lands Appendix A West Digest Topics and Their Numerical Designations 151 85 88 89 89A 90 91 92 92B 93 95 96 96H 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 108A TIO Tn T3 114 TI5 T16 T7 117G T7T TI8A 119 120 122A 123 Common Law Compounding Offenses Compromise and Settlement Condominium Confusion of Goods Conspiracy Constitutional Law Consumer Credit Contempt Contracts Contribution Controlled Substances Conversion Convicts Copyrights and Intellectual Property Coroners Corporations Costs Counterfeiting Counties Court Commissioners Courts Covenant Action of Covenants Credit Reporting Agencies Criminal Law Crops Customs and Usages Customs Duties Damages Dead Bodies Death Debt Action of Debtor and Creditor Declaratory Judgment Dedication Deeds Deposits and Escrows Deposits in Court 124 125 126 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 135H 136 141 142 143 144 145 146 148 149 149E 150 151 152 154 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 152 Appendix A West Digest Topics and Their Numerical Designations Descent and Distribution Detectives and Security
192. ion ANTI TAKEOVER STATUTES CORPORATE FORMATION Incorporators Required provisions for Articles of Incorporation IV Incorporation I Purpose CORPORATE MERGERS ACQUISITIONS LIQUIDATIONS AND DISSOLUTIONS REGULATIONS CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FRANCHISE OR CORPORATE TAXATION REGULATIONS RECOGNITION OF ULTRA VIRES DOCTRINE 5 Edit Jurisdictions Change Alabama Alaska Arizona Figure 6 15 Survey Builder search page Result 1 Document quum rmm wo D B pn E owes worm Figure 6 16 Survey Builder result list Find citation Full Screen List Westlaw Survey Builder IEdit Search articles of incorporation Ey Eh A m H wow Full Text Document Rhode Island None articles are filed P AL ST 10 28 2 03 incorporation C AK ST 10 06 218 Paz ST 10 203 Texas Incorporation begins with the issuance of the certificate Alabama Without a delayed effective date corporate existence begins when the Alaska Corporate existence begins on the issuance of the certificate of Arizona Unless a delayed effective date is specified in the articles of incorporation incorporation occurs begins when the articles and certificate of disclosure are delivered for filing Figure 6 17 Survey Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 89 USING SURVEY AUTHORITY The Survey Authority database SURVEY AUTHORITY provides a comprehensive collection of materi
193. ion is displayed in the right frame the Links tab allows you to view the KeyCite result for the regulation the table of contents for the regulation the RegulationsPlus Index federal regulations only prior versions of the regulation federal regulations only cases administrative materials and secondary sources that cite the regulation cross references to other regulations and statutes federal regulations and selected state regulations ResultsPlus information specific to the regulation Outline Link Click the Outline link on the Links tab to move quickly to various portions of a document such as concurring and dissenting opinions in a U S Supreme Court case or notes of decisions in an annotated statute The Outline link is especially useful when you are browsing long documents BROWSING MODES Westlaw offers several ways of browsing retrieved documents The browsing modes available depend on the search method you use to retrieve information and the type of documents you retrieve Browsing by Search Term In a Terms and Connectors or a Natural Language search result you can quickly review the documents you retrieve by browsing the portions containing your search terms When a document from your result is displayed your search terms are highlighted in yellow Click the Term arrows at the bottom of the page to view the portions of each document that contain your search terms Browsing by Best Portion In a Natural Langua
194. ional information about using Find including more U S and international citation examples in the online Help Center Click Find Tips in the left frame of the Find a Document page Using the Citation Field Certain documents such as historical statutes and regulations cannot be retrieved using Find When you have a citation to such a document access the appropriate database and retrieve the document by restricting your search to the citation field ci The citation field is the part of a document containing citations for that document When you restrict your search to the citation field you specify that only that part of a document is searched Use this format to restrict your search to the citation field ci followed by the term or terms in parentheses Do not include the publication abbreviation When your citation consists of two or more numbers the components of a citation field search are as follows the field to which you are restricting your search title number connector section number ci 26 5 1201 Suppose you want to retrieve the 1993 version of a section of the United States Code Annotated e g 26 U S C A 8 1201 Access the United States Code Annotated 1993 database USCA93 At the database Search page click the Terms and Connectors tab if it is not already selected Then type ci 26 5 1201 14 Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title in the Search text box and click Search Westlaw Compare the following examp
195. ions Discipline Disqualification Retainer and Authority Figure 5 15 KeySearch list of topics 72 Searching Case Law Databases SELECTING A WEST TOPIC After you access KeySearch you can browse the list of topics and subtopics in the right frame by clicking the Browse icons Lj You can also search the list of topics and subtopics for specific terms by typing the terms in the text box in the left frame and clicking Go Note You can use any Westlaw connector between terms except for the p connector which is not recognized by KeySearch To select a topic or subtopic for which KeySearch will supply a query click the Search icon next to a subtopic or click the Search all of link at the top of a page The KeySearch search page is displayed Figure 5 16 E KeySearch All topics gt Civil Procedure gt Class Actions gt Representative of Class Choose a source Cases With West Headnotes M California State sz I All Federal Cases x C Cases Without West Headnotes 9 California State x T All Federal Cases x C Encyclopedias and Treatises o American Jurisprudence 2d z Journals amp Law Reviews LR Add Search terms optional 170Ak164 287k35 13 170AII D 3 2871II C p adequa inadequa effective Ineffective 3 representat E Show Hide Key Number information about this query Figure 5 16 KeySearch search page SEARCHING FOR DOCUMENTS After you select a topic
196. ip Bntby se es 34 eR eS UN que baee A DU mie dios TI9 Creating a KeyCite Alert Entry 03 cc ceo EN Re ee e keke ae UR ners aaa 120 Creating a KeyRules Alert Emtn s nan 121 Creating an IP Filing Rules Alert Entry 0 00 ccc cece eh 122 Creating a Docket Alert Ent ciiu cereo tbe ette eb ENEE EN ada 122 Creating an Agency Tracker Entry n n annann nnana aaeeea 123 Creating a Profiler Alert Entry 2 eene re peer Re Ex Re NEEN HN 124 Creating a D amp B Alert Entry vi cc eda epe rtt dett Rue eno nego RR om aee 126 Choosing Alert Services PreferenceS 0 0 ccc cette eect eens 126 Using Alert Services T7 118 Using Alert Services The Alert Center is the central access point on Westlaw for WestClip KeyCite Alert KeyRules Alert IP Filing Rules Alert Docket Alert Agency Tracker Profiler Alert and D amp B Alert To access the Alert Center click Alert Center at the top of any page Figure 9 1 Then select an alert service based on your specific needs WestClip runs your Terms and Connectors searches on a regular basis so you can stay up to date on news and legal developments For further information download a free copy of Using WestClip on Westlaw at west thomson com support user guide westlaw gen info aspx KeyCite Alert automatically monitors the status of your cases statutes administrative decisions and regulations and sends you updates when their KeyCite results change For further information download a free c
197. is Secundum Adjoining Landowners Eh s or Plants on or Near On d Ownership ALR 3 Rights and Liabilities of Adjoining Landowners as to Trees ES or Similar Plants Growing on ALR 4 Liability of Private Owner or Occupant of Land Abutting Highway for Injuries or Damage Resulting from Fallin Onto Highway Corpus Juris Secundum Municipal Corporations EI Result Options sl Basics of Westlaw Searching 37 38 Westlaw provides several tools that will help you quickly and easily review the information you have retrieved See Browsing Documents on page 41 for detailed information on how to move within and among documents on Westlaw DOCUMENT RANKING Natural Language When you search using the Natural Language search method the documents in your search result will be ranked according to their statistical relevance The document that has the greatest likelihood of matching the concepts in your description is displayed first You will retrieve a maximum of 100 documents with a Natural Language search Terms and Connectors When you search using the Terms and Connectors search method the documents you retrieve are ranked by age or publication depending on the type of information you are searching In age ranking documents are presented in reverse chronological order i e the most recent document is displayed first This is the default ranking order in most databases When you search in the All Federal
198. istory Reports feature helps you evaluate the litigation experience of attorneys and judges Reports are presented in a table format consisting of topical analysis sections with a year by year breakdown of data in key analysis categories such as the number and types of litigated cases the names of parties and judges participating in the cases and industry specific information relating to the companies that are parties to the litigation You can view a Litigation History Report for an individual by Clicking Litigation History Reports in the left frame of an attorney or judge profile and then clicking one of the links under Litigation History Reports Figure 4 13 You can also go directly to a Litigation History Report in selected state and federal court opinions by clicking Judges and Attorneys or Judges Attorneys and Experts at the top of the opinion Then click Litigation History Report under the judge s or attorney s name Links for B A m Y wow Flanagan Thomas M e Flanagan Thomas M d Flanagan Partners LLP New Orleans Louisiana 70170 Find citation 504 569 0235 Full Text 5 Document Update My Profile pate Range From 2005 zl ro 2010 sl Submit Advanced Filter Profiler References 339 About v Litigation History Reports About a Caseload January 2005 February 2010 a Cocdload Dockets and Opinions by Year Case Types Document Types 2005 2006 2007 2
199. it page view click Table of Authorities on the Links tab in the left frame The table of authorities is displayed in the right frame similar to that shown in Figure 8 10 In full page view click Links for at the top of the page then click Table of Authorities The table of authorities is displayed across the full width of the page Citation Research TI5 116 Citation Research Links fi T BERGEN 2205 Ire Ces Full Screen List Bragdon v Abbott 524 U S 624 118 S Ct 2196 U S Me 1998 Find citation June 25 1998 Citing References a Honiton with Lose en sert 34 Cases Cited in Bragdon v Abbott Full Text Document Cases in U S A Case Outline o k Examined Petitions Briefs amp Filings E 1 School Bd of Nassau County Fla v Arline 107 S Ct 1123 U S Fla 1987 9 2200 ResultsPlus View All Resul P 2 Abbott v Bragdon 107 F 3d 934 1st Cir Me 1997 9 2200 ALR ER a Discussed Having or Perceived to Have P 3 Dandridge v Williams 90 S Ct 1153 U S Md 1970 9 2207 Americans with Disabilities Act 42 P 4 Abbott v Bragdon 912 F Supp 580 D Me 1995 2201 U S C a 12102 2 C cited Am Jur Proof of Facts P 5 Blessing v Freestone 117 S Ct 1353 U S Ariz 1997 2205 2 Proof of Disability Under the Americans with Disabilities Act _ amp U S v Detroit Timber amp Lumber Co 26 S Ct 282 U S Ark 1906 2198 Am Jur Proof of Facts P 7 Anders
200. ite Alert a In School Comm of Burlington v Department of Ed of Mass 471 U S 359 369 370 105 S 996 2002 2003 85 L Ed 2d 385 the Court recognized the right of parents who disagree proposed eir child from public school ai Full Text Document 2 private school and held that IDEA s grant of equitable authority empowers a court to order school Case Outline authorities retroactively to reimburse the parents if the court ultimately determines 8 that the private placement rather than the proposed IEP is proper under the Act Pp 364 365 L Petitions Briefs amp Filings b Trident s failure to meet 1401 a 18 s definition of a free appropriate public education ResultsPlus View All Results does not bar Shannon s parents from reimbursement because the section s requirements cannot ALR be read as applying to parental placements The 1401 a 18 requirements that the education be provided under public supervision and direction and that the IEP be designed by a representative of the local educational agency and establish ed revise d and review ed 1 Construction of Stay Put Provision of Education of the apped Act 20 U S C a 141 by the agency will never be met in the context of a parental placement Therefore to read them 33 That Handicapped Child Shall as applying to parental placements would effectively 363 eliminate the right of unilateral Remain in Current Educational withdra
201. ite Map Access all Westlaw services Figure 1 1 FIND amp PRINT KEYCITE DIRECTORY KEY NUMBERS COURT DOCS FORMFINDER SITE MAP Site Map i Search Westlaw Find a Document Directory Database Directory 50 State Surveys e Expert Testimony e Find a brief by party name e Find a Database Wizard e Find a case by citation e Key Numbers e Find a case by party name KeySearch e Table of Contents Search Court Docs e Statutes amp Requlations Indexes Tabs Research Start Pages Eormtindergeg e West Key Number Digest Outline Custom Digest e Case Evaluator Reports Find a Person e FormFinder da PeopleMap udicial Motion Reports Tuy Judicial Reversal Reports asa Expert Challenge Reports Expert Comparison Reports Expert Evaluator Reports Profiler Profiler Arbitrator asm Profiler Attorney or Judge Profiler Expert Public Records Directory Profiler Patent Examiner Profiler Trademark Examiner Profiler BPAI Administrative Judge Profiler TTAB Administrative Judge Citator KeyCite e KeyCite a citation e KeyCite Alert e Table of Authorities Browse Westlaw 50 State Surveys Directory Database Directory KeySearch Table of Contents Tabs Research Start Pages Statutes amp Regulations Indexes West Key Number Digest Outline Custom Digest Manage your account preferences Medical Information e Add Remove Tabs My Westlaw e Medical Litigator Figure 1 1 Site Map Getting Started on W
202. ite on Westlaw at west thomson com support user guide keycite aspx Accessing KeyCite To help you work efficiently there are several ways to quickly access information in KeyCite Point of access for KeyCite information Description Many tabbed pages Type a citation in the KeyCite this citation text box in the left frame and click Go A KeyCite status flag A KeyCite status flag indicates that information for a document is available in KeyCite A KeyCite status flag is displayed when appropriate in the header of a document inthe KeyCite section of the Links tab next to a document s citation in a list of retrieved documents e ina KeyCite a Table of Authorities a Custom Digest and a Most Cited Cases result Click the flag to display the KeyCite information Any Westlaw page Click KeyCite at the top of any page to display the KeyCite page Then type a citation in the KeyCite this citation text box and click Go KeyCite Status Flags A KeyCite status flag a red or yellow flag a blue H or a green C indicates that information for a document is available in KeyCite The following table will help you understand how the KeyCite status flags are used in documents KeyCite status flags Description A red flag indicates that the E case or administrative decision is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains statute or regulation has been amended by a recent session law or rule rep
203. jury Perpetuities Pilots 302 303 305 306 307 307A 308 309 310 311 3TH 313 313A 314 315 315H 315P 315T 316A 317 317A 318 319 319H 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 330 331 332 Pleading Pledges Possessory Warrant Postal Service Powers Pretrial Procedure Principal and Agent Principal and Surety Prisons Private Roads Privileged Communications and Confidentiality Process Products Liability Prohibition Property Prostitution Protection of Endangered Persons Public Amusement and Entertainment Public Contracts Public Lands Public Utilities Quieting Title Quo Warranto Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Railroads Rape Real Actions Receivers Receiving Stolen Goods Recognizances Records Reference Reformation of Instruments Registers of Deeds Release Religious Societies Appendix A West Digest Topics and Their Numerical Designations 153 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 349A 349B 350 350H 351 352 353 354 355 356 356A 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 365 366 367 Remainders Removal of Cases Replevin Reports Rescue Reversions Review Rewards Riot Robbery Sales Salvage Schools Scire Facias Seals Seamen Searches and Seizures Secured Transactions Securities Regulation Seduction Sentencing and Punishment Sequestration Set Off and Counterclaim Sheri
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205. l documents that contain a paragraph in which fail warn risk and injury occur in any order 160 Appendix C Combining Connectors Rules for Numerical Connectors Rule 1 n is processed before n Rule 2 If the numbers are unequal the smaller number is processed first Rule 3 If the numbers are equal the connectors are processed from left to right Rule 4 Rules 2 and 3 are subject to Rule 1 Rule 5 Numerical connectors cross sentence and paragraph boundaries If your search is 98 3 2733 15 bakke Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents in which 98 precedes 2733 by three terms or fewer because n connectors are processed before n connectors 2 retrieving all documents that contain Bakke within 15 terms of 98 or 2733 where 98 precedes 2733 by three terms or fewer If your search is risk 15 warn 5 fail Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain warn within five terms of fail because if the numbers are unequal the smaller number is processed first 2 retrieving all documents that contain risk within 15 terms of either fail or warn where warn and fail are within five terms of each other If your search is risk 10 warn 10 fail Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain risk within 10 terms of warn because if the numbers are equal the connectors are processed from left to right 2 retrieving all documents that contain fail within 10 terms of either risk or warn
206. les of the citation field search format Example Analysis Comments ci 26 5 1201 Correct This example shows the preferred format it retrieves documents in which the number 26 precedes the number 1201 by five terms or fewer in the citation field ci 26 u s c a 1201 Inefficient This example retrieves the document however it is not the preferred format because it requires you to know the correct publication abbreviation ci 26 u s c a 1201 Incorrect Westlaw reads any space that is not within quotation marks as or this query would search the citation field for 26 or u s c a or 1201 Additional examples are shown below If you want to retrieve Access this database Then type 19 C F R 8 12 26 1990 Code of Federal Regulations 1990 Version ci 19 5 12 26 CFR90 D C Code District of Columbia Statutes 2001 ci 25 103 8 25 103 2001 Annotated DC STANNOI Using Terms from the Title of a Document In cases or briefs the title of a document consists of the names of the parties in law reviews and other periodicals the title of a document is the name of the article To retrieve a case law document when you know one or more of the parties names you can access the Find a Document page and use Find a Case by Party Name or Find a Brief by Party Name access a database and use Search by Party Name access a database and restrict your search to the title field ti using the Terms and Connectors s
207. les written by a particular author access a database and restrict your search to the author field au For example if you want to retrieve articles written by Laurence H Tribe access the JLR database and type the following Terms and Connectors query au laurence 3 tribe TEXTS AND TREATISES Westlaw contains the full text of many texts and treatises These resources are available in individual databases and in the Texts and Treatises database TEXTS which contains most of the texts and treatises available on Westlaw American Law Reports American Law Reports published by West includes extensive annotations that provide detailed analysis of the development and judicial treatment of a point of law The American Law Reports database ALR is an excellent place to begin your research on almost any legal issue You can search the ALR database using either the Terms and Connectors or the Natural Language search method Your search result is displayed as a list of annotations To view the full text of an annotation along with the Links tab which provides links to related information click its title in the list An example of an ALR annotation is shown in Figure 10 1 Searching Secondary Sources and News and Other Nonlegal Databases Result List Links for amp A B SB onan 1 Doc 43 ALR Fed 2d 47 Full Screen List 43 A L R Fed 2d 47 Im Locate in Result Liability Under Federal Securities Laws of Sellers of Subprime Approx 4
208. llate process and includes both prior and subsequent history Negative Citing References lists cases outside the direct appellate line that may have a negative impact on the precedential value of your case Related References lists cases that involve the same parties and facts as your case whether or not the legal issues are the same Case history also includes links to related court documents such as briefs petitions motions and transcripts of oral arguments Figure 8 1 Result List Links for KeyCite BS XE ES Ca EN wow 1 Doc 118 S Ct 2196 j Full Screen List P Bragdon v Abbott U S Me 1998 Find citation June 25 1998 a P Some negative history but ko ite Histor a not overruled Y Full History Showing All Documents Direct History z Direct History Graphical view Citing References K mem ne Monitor With KeyCite Alert C P1 Abbott v Bragdon 912 F Supp 580 D Me Dec 22 1995 NO CIV 94 0273 B Affirmed by Full Text Document m P2 Abbott v Bragdon 107 F 3d 934 1st Cir Me Mar 05 1997 NO 96 1643 Case Outline Certiorari Granted in Part by C H3 Bragdon v Abbott 522 U S 991 U S Nov 26 1997 NO 97 156 Petitions Briefs amp Filings AND Vacated by ResultsPlus View All Results E 4 KeyCited Citation ALR Bragdon v Abbott 524 U S 624 U S Me Jun 25 1998 NO 97 156 1 When is Individual Regarded as On Remand to Having or Perceived to Have C E
209. losing them in parentheses Connect the field restriction to the rest of your search with the AND connector amp Note that when you search a database using the Natural Language search method only some fields are available for field restricted searching These fields are displayed at the bottom of the database Search page To add a field restriction to your Natural Language search type the terms you want included in the field restriction in the text box following the field name A few of the case law document field restrictions are discussed in more detail below SYNOPSIS FIELD The synopsis field sy contains a summary of the case prepared by West attorney editors The synopsis is a single paragraph sometimes a very long paragraph A synopsis may include the following information areview of the facts presented the holding of the lower court the full name of the lower court judge the holding of the appellate court the last name of the judge who authored the lead opinion thelast names of the judges who concurred or dissented If the court writes an official summary of the case it will be included in the synopsis field You can accomplish a number of tasks by restricting your search to the synopsis field such as retrieving cases in which a particular judge has been reversed or affirmed on appeal For example to retrieve cases in which Chief Circuit Judge Richard A Posner sitting by designation was reversed on appeal use
210. lwestclip Li View All Create Tips Delete Name Database Query Next Run D 1 HHSO 1 HHSPRIV ADDRESSEE COMMISSIONER SSA SOCI SAVE Run n 2 HHSQ 2 HHSPRIV RGNDIV SSD SOCIAL SECURITY 96 SAVE Run Dn 3 HHSQ amp 3 HHSPRIV RGNDIV SSD SOCIAL SECURITY SAVE Run AlkeyCite Alert i View All Create Wizard Tips Delete Name Citation Doc Name Det Next Run D 1 118 S Ct 2196 118 S Ct 2196 02 17 2010 IKeyRules Alert Li aaw view All Create Tips MIP Filing Rules Alert i oe view All Create Tips JDocket Alert i View All Create Tips New Developments in a specific case Delete Name Docket No Court Next Run D L FS10494642 CA ALAMEDA A 02 17 2010 Run agency Tracker i View All Create Tips Yiprofiler Alert i View All Create Tips Wipes Alert i View All Create Tips l Figure 9 1 Alert Center Directory Managing Your Alerts The Alert Center provides tools for you to easily manage your alerts To create an entry click Create or Wizard when available To view the most recent entries saved in the directory for an alert service click the arrow to the left of that service To view all entries in an alert service directory click View All To make changes to an entry click an entry name or number To delete an entry select the check box next to the entry and click Delete To retrieve instructions for setting up an entry click Tips Creating a WestClip Entry To
211. mit by Term or Phrase Outlook Calendar delivery Limit your results to dockets that include specific terms or phrases Type pate Created mm dd yvy one term or phrase in each text box e g summary judgment Tips Save Cancel a Next Run Date 02 17 2010 or Last Run Date mm dd yyyy PU Expiration Date nm dd vyyy D 3 Notes E or ceo or H Add more terms or phrases Figure 7 11 Docket Track entry 102 Searching Court Document and Related Databases Monitoring Dockets for Newly Filed Cases Docket Alert monitors court dockets for newly filed cases and notifies you when a case matching your search criteria is filed You can be notified of all new case filings in a selected court or only those filings that name a specified participant attorney or judge For federal district courts and state courts you can also track newly filed cases by case type so you can follow developments in practice areas of interest to you For bankruptcy courts you can track newly filed cases by Bankruptcy Code chapter For more information see Creating a Docket Alert Entry on page 122 ORDERING COURT DOCUMENTS When you retrieve a docket you can order the court documents listed on the docket by completing an online form and submitting it to Westlaw CourtExpress Some documents may also be available for immediate downloading in PDF To view a court document in PDF when available click View Download PDFs under the docket
212. mpound terms l IDEN database 22 image field 60 images 52 index regulations 83 RegulationsPlus 83 statutes 83 IP Filing Rules Alert about 118 creating an entry 122 J Journals and Law Reviews database JLR 128 judge field 60 65 judges information about 18 53 55 K KeyCite about 106 accessing 3 106 cases citing references 109 112 depth of treatment stars TIO direct history 108 direct history in graphical view 109 KeyCite Citing References for This Headnote Tri T12 negative citing references 108 quotation marks TIO related references 108 restricting citing references 111 printing and delivering results TI status flags 107 statutes citing references 114 115 history TI3 restricting citing references 114 KeyCite Alert about 115 118 creating an entry 120 restricting citing references 120 KeyCite Citing References for This Headnote 111 112 key numbers searching for 3 69 KeyRules 94 96 KeyRules Alert about 118 creating an entry 121 KeySearch 72 73 L law reviews 128 lead field 60 legal encyclopedias 129 legislative history archival legislative databases 86 bill drafts 113 credits 113 databases 86 Graphical Statutes 79 80 historical and statutory notes 113 KeyCite for statutes 113 Legislative History U S Code 1948 to Present database LH 86 prior versions of statutes 76 79 80 82 84 85 proposed legislation 113 regulation tracking databases 87 reports and related materials 113 updating do
213. multiple database search 4 Click Add Favorite The entry name for the databases you added is displayed in the Favorite Databases list Add to Favorite Databases List This database will be added to your Favorite List Entry Name Database s ixin cs txin adc Figure 3 6 Add to Favorite Databases List page Basics of Westlaw Searching 23 24 Organizing Favorite Databases To rename or delete a favorite database choose Organize Favorites from the Favorite Databases drop down list The Organize Favorites page is displayed at which you can rename or delete favorite database entries Figure 3 7 You can also save a favorite database or group of databases at the Organize Favorites page Organize Favorites Entry Name Database Save J Restatements of the Law rest Rename Delete Texas Insurance txin cs txin adc Rename Delete Add to Favorite Databases List This database will be added to your Favorite List Enty Name OO Database s Add Favorite Figure 3 7 Organize Favorites page VIEWING INFORMATION ABOUT A DATABASE IN SCOPE Scope is a Westlaw feature that provides detailed information about a database or service including search tips Links at the Scope page make it easy to identify the information of interest to you There are several ways to access Scope Atthe Westlaw Directory page click the Scope icon see Figure 3 10n page 20 next to the name of a database in the r
214. n full page view The first portion of the KeyCite citing references result Figure 8 3 lists all negative citing cases followed by a list of other cases administrative materials secondary sources and briefs and other court documents citing your case Citing cases are categorized by the depth of treatment they give your case Citation Research 109 Citing cases that discuss your case in depth are listed before cases that only briefly mention your case Quotation marks indicate that the citing case directly quotes your case Result List Links for 1 Doc 118 S Ct 2196 Full Screen List Find citation P P Some negative history but Ke ite not overruled Full History Direct History Graphical View Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert Full Text Document Case Outline Petitions Briefs amp Filings ResultsPlus ALR 1 When is Individual Regarded a Having or Perceived to Have Impairment Within Meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U S C a 12102 2 C View All Results Am Aur Proof of Facts 2 Proof of Disability Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Am Aur Proof of Facts 3 Proof of Discriminatory Termination molovee Limit KeyCite Display KeyCite A Am EN wow E Bragdon v Abbott 524 U S 624 118 S Ct 2196 U S Me 1998 June 25 1998 Citing References Showing 5899 documents Negative Cases U S
215. n your search result click Locate in Result at the top of the Links tab or Result List tab or while viewing the result list click Locate in Result at the top of the page The Locate Search Terms page is displayed Figure 4 4 Locate Search Terms Search Tips Selected Databases United States Code Annotated i Terms and Connectors Locate z Thesaurus Recent Searches amp Locates d Fields Select an Option hd Add Connectors or Expanders Help Figure 4 4 Locate Search Terms page 2 Type your Locate request in the Locate text box Formulate your Locate request as you would a Terms and Connectors query you can use connectors field restrictions the root expander and the universal character 3 Click Locate Your Locate terms rather than your original search terms are highlighted in document text Your result list is automatically restricted to those documents in your search result that contain your Locate terms to return to the complete list of the documents you retrieved choose Show Full List from the Result Options drop down list at the bottom of the result list or at the top of the Result List tab Documents containing your Locate terms are marked with a blue arrow in the result list Browsing Documents To browse the documents for your Locate terms click the Term arrows at the bottom of the right frame To edit or cancel your Locate request click Edit Locate or Cancel Locate in the left frame
216. na La Alaska Alas Michigan Mich Arizona Ariz Minnesota Minn Arkansas Ark Missouri Mo California Cal ontana Mont Calif ebraska Neb Colorado Colo Nevada Nev Connecticut Conn Oklahoma Okla Dakota Dak Pennsylvania Pa Delaware Del Tennessee Tenn Florida Fla Texas Tex Georgia Ga Vermont Vt Indiana nd Virginia Va Kansas Kan Wisconsin Wis Kentucky Ky Wyoming Wyo Appendix B Automatic Equivalencies 155 Other Common Abbreviations and Spelling Variations affirmed affd puerto porto aff d regulation reg amended amd reversed revd amending amg rev d anonymous anon reversing revg avenue ave rev g certioriari cert subdivision subd chapter ch subdiv circuit cir subpoena subpena effective eff subsection subsec exhibit exh supercede supersede judgement judgment superceded superseded memorandum memo superceding superseding memoranda supplement supp mimeograph mim temporary temp motion mot title tit paragraph para treasury treas paras volume vol permanent perm willful wilful pound lb willfuly wilfully 156 Appendix B Automatic Equivalencies Numbers one first let two 2 second 2nd three 3 third 3rd four 4 fourth 4th five 5 fifth 5th Six 6 sixth 6th seven 7 seventh 7th eight 8 eighth 8th nine 9 ninth 9th ten 10
217. ncel Limits at the bottom of the page TI2 Citation Research KeyCite Information for a Statute VIEWING THE HISTORY OF A STATUTE Statute history lists cases affecting the validity of a statute plus legislative materials related to the statute These materials are divided into the following categories KeyCite statute history category Description Updating Documents lists citations to recent session laws that amend or repeal the section Proposed Legislation lists citations to proposed bills that reference the section Bill Drafts lists all drafts of bills proposed before the section was enacted into law Reports and Related Materials lists reports journals Congressional Record documents presidential or executive messages and testimony relevant to the section also lists voting records for New York statutes Credits lists in chronological order citations to session laws that have enacted amended or renumbered the section Historical and Statutory Notes describes the legislative changes affecting the section To view the full history of a displayed statute click History on the Links tab Figure 8 7 shows an example of statute history information Result List Links for 1 Doc 29 USCA 794a Full Screen List Find citation F Proposed Legislation Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert Graphical Statutes BC Full Text Document Table of Contents Versions S
218. ns TH Using the KeyCite Citing References for This Headnote Feature TH KeyCite Information for a Statute TI3 Viewing the History of a Statue ERENNERT bed CV ages T13 Viewing Citing References to a Statute lsssssssssssssssssss e 114 Restricting Citing References to a Statute 0 ccc eee eee 114 KeyCite AIBrt cioe Er ee erp LU e EE Ee ege eg aeu eed 115 Retrieving Cited Cases Using the Table of Authorities 0 000 002 eee 115 9 USING ALERT SERVIGES inside S EEG ER EQUES SIDES QU EOS pe reU bU AE Cap eg T7 Managing Your Alerts 2 ead deer ha dh e eerte pb tee endo dide EE DE eb redo TI9 Creating a WestC lip ENU sss re he eror met nece ede er qae REESEN 19 Creating a KeyCite Alert Entry 120 Creating a KeyRules Alert Entry issssssssusssslssssss ett b nent e tenes 121 Creating am IP Filing Rules Alert ENUY isdem nete o aetna eb bete PROC a ede ORR als 122 Creating a Docket Alert Entry iiissssssslussssssssse e hs 122 Creating an Agency Tracker Em 123 Creating a Profiler Alert Eritty 4 eec eee eee a cito e d bet ORT e loe ante 124 Creating a D amp B Alert Entry iis ceste cheer RNC RRETECRRIRERORAE HORROR DURS 126 Choosing Alert Services Preferences 0 00 en 126 10 SEARCHING SECONDARY SOURCES AND NEWS AND OTHER NONLEGAL DATABASES 127 Searching Ee eine Elle 128 ad Uu UTIMS 128 Texts and IESEL each dee eb HU Erb ba UE oe etes nan d adore Cedo 128 I estatemielit
219. nts Appendix C Combining Connectors 159 Rules for Grammatical Connectors Rule 1 Sentence connectors s s are processed before paragraph connectors p p Rule 2 s is processed before s and p is processed before p Rule 3 Grammatical connectors never connect more than one sentence or paragraph If your search is 98 s 2733 s bakke Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain a sentence in which 98 precedes 2733 because s is processed before s 2 retrieving all documents in which that sentence also contains Bakke If your search is 98 s 2733 p bakke Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain a sentence in which 98 precedes 2733 because s is processed before p 2 retrieving all documents in which that sentence is in the same paragraph as Bakke If your search is risk s warn p injury Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain a sentence in which both risk and warn occur in any order because s is processed before p 2 retrieving all documents in which that sentence is in the same paragraph as injury If your search is risk s warn s injury Westlaw processes it by retrieving all documents that contain a sentence in which risk and warn and injury occur in any order because consecutive identical grammatical connectors are processed as a single unit If your search is fail p warn p risk p injury Westlaw processes it by retrieving al
220. ocessed after numerical and grammatical connectors Finally BUT NOT connectors are processed You can use connectors in any order or combination Rules for OR AND and BUT NOT Connectors Rule 1 OR is processed before every other connector Rule 2 AND amp is processed after every other connector except BUT NOT Rule 3 BUT NOT is processed last If your search is warn amp risk danger Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain either risk or danger because a space means OR and OR connectors are processed first 2 retrieving all documents that also contain warn If your search is warn 96 risk amp danger Westlaw processes it by retrieving all documents that contain warn but not risk and danger because amp is processed before 96 Risk used in conjunction with danger is eliminated not just the term risk Documents containing warn and risk or warn and danger are retrieved Only those documents containing both risk and danger are eliminated If you want to exclude risk and include danger you have to change the order of the terms so that danger precedes the 96 connector warn amp danger 96 risk You can also use parentheses to change the order in which the connectors are processed See Using Parentheses to Clarify or Change Order of Processing on page 162 for more information on using parentheses You should take great care when using the 96 connector to avoid accidentally eliminating relevant docume
221. of Westlaw Searching 35 Search Custom Digest Search by Party Name Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips California Cases CA CS Terms and Connectors Natural Language Search a Search Westlaw Thesaurus id Term Frequency Recent Searches amp Locates S Dates Unrestricted z Fields urt COO CO Synopsis SY w Copyright Digest DI Customer Service 1 800 REF ATTY 1 800 733 2889 Help Synopsis Digest SY DI Background BG Holding HG Words Phrases WP Topic TO Headnote HE References RE Judge JU Attorney AT Opinions OP Full Text FT Lead LE Concurring CON Dissenting DIS Prelim PR Notes NO Docket Number DN Panel PA Title TI Citation CI mage IM Figure 3 11 Fields drop down list You can use field restrictions in multiple database searches However you will not retrieve documents from any database that does not contain the field you are searching even if your search terms appear in documents in that database To determine whether a field is available for a database check Scope for that database For more information on using fields in case law documents see Searching Case Law Databases on page 57 For more information on using fields in legislative documents see Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases on page 75 RESTRICTING YOUR SEARCH BY DATE You
222. of the document in PDF Click Court Docs at the top of any page select a database by clicking a link under Pleadings Motions and Memoranda in the left frame and type your search terms in the text boxes in the right frame Then click Search Westlaw Figure 7 6 Searching Court Document and Related Databases 97 Select Database s Search B Enter a Database x Selected Databases Tips 7 California State and Federal Civil Trial Court Filings CA FILING ALL Remove Court Docs Databases Edit 4 Expert Testimony Terms and Connectors Natural Language Template Experts EW DOCS Daubert Materials DAUBERT DOCS Choose a Search All d More Template Appellate Briefs Search A All Briefs BRIEF ALL Sth Circuit CTA Briefs CTA9 BRIEF e E CA Briefs and Petitions CA BRIEF ALL Enten tarm anil conpaitori to kalp rafinaiyaur T More Connectors Expanders Pleading Motions and Memoranda Additional Restrictions All Trial Filings FILING ALL SEH CA State and Federal Trial Court partias and Filings CA FILING ALL Att CA Trial Court Filings CA FILING omey More J Docket Trial Court Orders Number State Trial Court Orders TRIALORDERS SC CA State Trial Court Orders ca TRIALORDERS E Figure 7 6 Trial court filings search template Retrieving Courtroom Transcripts Westlaw provides easy access to selected transcripts of oral arguments and trials in state and federal courts Transcripts
223. on including legislative and amendment notes re references references following the section e g cross references and law review commentaries in annotated statutes only an annotations notes of decisions and attorney general opinions in annotated statutes only Restricting Your Search by Field When you run a full text search on Westlaw all the fields in a document are searched automatically Alternatively you can restrict your search to one or more fields Adding a field restriction can enhance the productivity of your research session There are several ways to add field restrictions to your search At a database Search page select the Terms and Connectors search method if necessary Then do one of the following Choose a field from the Fields drop down list The abbreviation for this field will be added to the Search text box Type the terms you want included in the field restriction in the parentheses following the abbreviation Type a field abbreviation in the Search text box Type the terms you want included in the field restriction immediately following the abbreviation enclosing them in parentheses Connect the field restriction to the rest of your search with the AND connector amp A few of the most commonly used document fields in statutes and regulations databases are discussed in more detail below PRELIM FIELD The prelim field pr contains the title subtitle chapter and subchapter headings of eac
224. on v Liberty Lobby Inc 106 S Ct 2505 U S Dist Col 1986 2212 3 Proof of Discriminatory Termination of HIV Positive Employee P 8 Chevron U S A Inc v Natural Resources Defense Council Inc 104 S Ct 2778 U S Dist Col 1984 2199 View All Results 9 General Elec Co v Joiner 118 S Ct 512 U S Ga 1997 2212 List of ResultsPlus Publications P P 10 Screws v U S 65 S Ct 1031 U S Ga 1945 2213 D Figure 8 10 Table of Authorities result The Table of Authorities lists each case cited by a case displays depth of treatment stars for each cited case which indicate the extent to which the citing case discusses the cited case displays KeyCite status flags for cited cases displays quotation marks when the citing case directly quotes the cited case To view the page of the citing case on which a reference to a cited case first appears click the page number shown outlined in Figure 8 10 following the citation of the cited reference in the Table of Authorities list The portion of the citing case containing the cited reference which is highlighted for easy identification is displayed in the right frame Figure 8 11 Links f d i a A Wes 2 ES BS EE m Full Screen List Le Bragdon v Abbott f 524 U S 624 118 S Ct 2196 Locate in Result U S Me 1998 Find citation Jun 25 1998 Approx 20 pages um mns rss iie AER ii reinen POO rensa wus HOE Hore wer were orm sem negate
225. ood will good will goodwill goodwill Basics of Westlaw Searching ABBREVIATIONS Like compound terms an abbreviation may appear in various ways in documents it may or may not include periods or spaces between letters To retrieve all variations of an abbreviation enter the term with periods and without spaces Also it is a good practice to include the words or phrase from which the abbreviation is derived in your query For example include environmental protection agency as an alternative search term for e p a Term Retrieves e p a E P A EPA E P A EPA THE ROOT EXPANDER To retrieve words with variant endings use the root expander I When you place the root expander at the end of a root term you retrieve all forms of that root The root expander does not retrieve related terms that do not begin with the root word e g drink does not retrieve drunk To search for these forms use the universal character refer to the explanation below Term Retrieves drink drink drinking drinker drinkable drinkability Note Using the root expander without considering all the word variations it may generate is a common error For example if you enter tax Westlaw may display a message indicating that tax generates too many terms Think about all the words that have the root tax taxability taxi taxable taxicab taxiway taxation taxidermy taxonomist taxational taxied taxonomy taxes taxing an
226. opics along with selected subtopics is displayed Figure 5 15 eySearch C3 Administrative Law Government A research tool powered by the West Open Meetings Exhaustion Primary Jurisdiction Municipal Corporations Contracts Civil Service that identifies the terms and key numbers most relevant to your legal issue and creates a Agriculture Health query for you Federal Aid Veterinarians Pest Control Mental Health Nursing Homes Hospitals ead ar SEET topictO Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR Immigration Law RES Securities Law Insurance Bankruptcy Deportation and Removal Naturalization Asylum Search the list of topics and subtopics Antitrust and Trade Requlation Indigenous Peoples E for these terms i i Horizontal Restraints Price Fixing Crimes Domestic Relations Treaties Gambling and Go Casinos KeySearch Tips Art Entertainment and Sports Law Insurance Agents Licenses Torts Liability Coverage Motor Vehicles Bad Faith C3 Bankruptcy Intellectual Property i NA Computers and Online Services Patents Exemptions Stay Priorities Preferences Trademarks a Business Organizations International Law Corporations Partnerships Espionage Sovereignty Treaties O Civil Procedure Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction Evidence and Witnesses Limitations Evidence and Witnesses Probation Restitution O Civil Remedies Legal Services Contempt Damages Sanct
227. opy of Using KeyCite on Westlaw at west thomson com support user guide keycite aspx KeyRules Alert notifies you of any changes in rules governing common court procedures IP Filing Rules Alert notifies you of any changes in rules governing intellectual property filings Docket Alert provides you with up to date court docket information for civil and criminal cases from most federal courts across the United States and for selected state courts For further information download a free copy of Using Westlaw CourtExpress at west thomson com support user guide westlaw court express aspx Agency Tracker alerts you when specific agencies issue decisions or take action or when there are changes to the Federal Register Profiler Alert monitors the profile of an attorney judge or expert witness and notifies you when new references are added to it D amp B Alert automatically monitors the status of a company s Comprehensive Report Business Information Report and International Business Information Report and notifies you when updates are received from D amp B Alert Center Directory To select the alerting service you wish to access click on the arrow to the left of the name The most recently created alerts will be displayed To view a complete list of entries for each service click on the view all link below the displayed entries Alert Summary Report Open All Close All Save As Default Display Alert Center Preferences A
228. ormant Commerce Clause apply with full force U S C A Const Art 1 88 cl 3 West Codenotes West Held Unconstitutional codenotes Va Code 1950 8 10 1 1408 1 subd Q wcn Va Code 1950 8 10 1 1408 3 Va Code 1950 8 10 1 1454 3 subds A D 322 ARGUED Stewart Todd Leeth Assistant Attorney General Richmond VA for Appellants Evan Attorney at Mark Tager Mayer Brown amp Platt Washington D C ON BRIEF Mark L Earley Attorney General of Virginia William H Hurd Solicitor General Roger L Chaffee Senior Assistant Attorney General Panel pa Before WIDENER and KING Circuit Judges and HAMILTON Senior Circuit Judge OPINION Judge ju HAMILTON Senior Circuit Judge In March and April 1999 the Commonwealth of Virginia s Virginia General Assembly its legislative body enacted and the Governor of Virginia signed into law five statutory provisions which collectively cap the amount of municipal solid waste MSW that may be accepted by landfills Finally we vacate the district court s entry of judgment against Governor Gilmore and remand with instructions that the district court dismiss him as a party in this action AFFIRMED IN PART VACATED IN PART AND REMANDED Lead le Concurring con WIDE and or dissenting dis ER Circuit Judge concurring concur in all of the opinion of the court except Part IV A and concur in the result that Part IV A obtains Citation ci 252
229. ortion that most closely matches the concepts in your description is displayed When appropriate KeyCite status flags are displayed in the result list click a flag to view KeyCite information for the document If you are searching databases containing case law statutes regulations or analytical materials ResultsPlus information may be displayed alongside the result list ResultsPlus automatically provides references to additional sources of information on Westlaw such as American Law Reports ALR annotations and West topic and key numbers that may be relevant to your research For more information about ResultsPlus see Using ResultsPlus to Access Additional Resources below To view the full text of a document you have retrieved click its title or retrieval number in the result list CUSTOMIZING THE RESULT LIST To customize the result list complete the following steps 1 Click Preferences at the top of any page 2 Click Result List Display in the left frame 3 If you want to show only a list of citations without a portion of text from each document in the list select Hide search terms in result list 4 f you want the result list to include a portion of text from each document in the list this is the default setting select Show search terms in result list Then for your Terms and Connectors search results use the drop down lists in the right frame to choose the number of words that should be displayed befor
230. ose a document type from the Choose a Document Type drop down list Type the e mail address to which you want the updates sent in the E mail text box Separate multiple addresses with a semicolon Click Save to save your entry in the IP Filing Rules Alert Directory IP Filing Rules Alert i Create Entry Create Entry Directory Summary Report Tips To receive notification via e mail of updated rules complete the items below lame of alert Client ID 1000 Court Choose a Motions Oppositions and Replies pocumentType Select a document type E mail Save Cancel 4 International Trade Commission Federal International Trade Commission 4 LS L 4 m Separate multiple e mail addresses with a semicolon Figure 9 5 IP Filing Rules Alert Create Entry page Creating a Docket Alert Entry To create a Docket Alert entry complete the following steps 1 Click Create in the Docket Alert section The Docket Alerts and Tracks Create Entry page is displayed Select Receive an alert when new cases are filed and click Go The Docket Alert Select a Court page is displayed Click the plus and minus symbols to browse the court list Select up to 10 check boxes and click Save The Docket Alert New Cases Filed Based on Selected Criteria page is displayed Figure 9 6 Docket Alert New Cases Filed Based on Selected Criteria Docket Watch Create Entry Directory Tips Entry Details
231. ou search for the term liable for example you may also want to search for liability If you do not search for all variations you may miss relevant documents While Westlaw retrieves many word forms automatically you can also retrieve other word forms by using special symbols Basics of Westlaw Searching 29 30 Refer to the following tables for information about variations of word forms PLURALS If you enter the singular form of a term Westlaw automatically retrieves the plural form as well this is true for all regular and most irregular plurals If you enter the plural form only the plural is retrieved Term Retrieves computer computer computers woman woman women memorandum memorandum memorandums memoranda books books but not book POSSESSIVES If you enter the nonpossessive form of a term Westlaw automatically retrieves the possessive forms as well If you enter the possessive form only the possessive form is retrieved Term Retrieves customer customer customer s customers customer s customer s but not customer or customers COMPOUND TERMS A compound term may appear in various ways in documents it may be hyphenated or it may appear as one word or two words To retrieve all forms of a compound term use its hyphenated form If you do not include hyphens you will not retrieve all variant forms Term Retrieves good will good will good will goodwill good will g
232. ouglas SPECTOR et al Petitioners eadily Achi le D se Remov v NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE LTD No 03 1388 Only Required If Readily Achievable ALR February 18 2005 FN8 3 Validity Construction and EA E wth A 2 U S C 3 12182 FN8 Counsel for petitioners were principally assisted by the following students in the Prohibiting Discrimination on Basis of Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Eric J Feigin Nathaniel P Garrett and Disability by Owners or Operators of Lauren M Kofke Michael P Abate Rachel P Kovner Julia M Lipez C Lee Reeves Places of Public Accommodation Michael J Mongan and David B Sapp also contributed On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit View All Results List of ResultsPlus Publications Reply Brief for the Petitioners Petitions Briefs amp Filings David George f Brady Edwards ee ees Figure 7 5 Appellate brief Searching Trial Court Filings Westlaw provides easy access to selected state and federal trial court filings including complaints answers motions memoranda and trial court briefs You can retrieve trial court filings in several different ways including the following While you are viewing a case click Motions Pleadings and Filings at the top of the document to view a list of related trial filings To view the full text of a listed document click its citation or click the link to an original image
233. owse Westlaw The Table of Contents page is displayed Figure 6 5 Type a publication abbreviation e g usca in the text box and click Go Alternatively browse the list by clicking the plus and minus symbols To view the table of contents for a publication in the list e g United States Code Annotated click its link Table of Contents TOC Tips Type a TOC abbreviation e g MN ST United States Federal Primary amp Secondary G General Secondary Sources amp Forms Regulations Suite Topical Offerings e Topical Secondary Sources amp Forms Ri State Secondary Sources amp Forms State Statutes amp Constitutions State Session Laws Ia State Court Rules State Court Rules Updates State Administrative Codes State Insurance Bulletins Ej ENFLEX Municipal Codes i Uniform Laws Annotated Australia Canada Bom Hong Kong Figure 6 5 Table of Contents page Access a database for which the Table of Contents service is available and click Table of Contents at the top of the Search page From a displayed document in split page view click Table of Contents on the Links tab in the left frame The portion of the table of contents referencing the document is displayed in the right frame In full page view click Links for then click Table of Contents The portion of the table of contents referencing the document is displayed across the full width of the page BROWSING AND SEARCHING TH
234. pep ee E x Pe 106 KeyCite Status Flags ee Eege eet e ar ee EE cing eb x ees 107 KeyCite Information fora Case 108 Viewing the History of at age EN ees as e br wee bre eR D NN eee Dee der een 108 Viewing Citing References to a Case issssssssssee hn 109 Restricting Citing References to aas TI Using the KeyCite Citing References for This Headnote Feature m KeyCite Information for a Statute TI3 Viewing the History of a Statute 13 Viewing Citing References to a Statute es 114 Restricting Citing References to a Statute sese 114 KeyCite Alert 2 cce ett UR RIA gn Sia Binds EOD meets Sd raed dR eR eae ees de qa 115 Retrieving Cited Cases Using the Table of Authorities u susuau uaar n ruren TI5 Citation Research 105 106 Citation Research You can use KeyCite the citation research service from West to help you determine whether a case statute administrative decision or regulation is good law and to retrieve citing references KeyCite Covers every case in West s National Reporter System more than 1 million unpublished cases federal statutes and regulations statutes from all 50 states administrative decisions from selected federal agencies regulations and administrative decisions from selected states patents issued by the U S Patent and Trademark Office American Law Reports ALR annotations and articles from hundreds of law reviews For an in depth discussion of KeyCite download a free copy of Using KeyC
235. ple database searching Choose Limit by Fields from the Tools drop down list at the bottom of the right frame and click Go A list of the fields in the database is displayed Select the check boxes next to the fields you want to view and click OK To view the full text of documents again choose Cancel Fields Limit from the Tools drop down list and click Go the place in a document where a page from a specific print publication begins information relating to your document information in the right frame across the full width of the page Choose Goto Star Page from the Tools drop down list at the bottom of the right frame and click Go Type the print publication page number in the Go to Star Page text box and click Go In split page view click the links on the Links tab to view related information In full page view click Links for at the top of the page and then click the links Click the Full Page View icon at the top of the right frame the full text of a cited document Click the link for the cited document to view its full text in the Link Viewer Viewing the Search Result When you retrieve your Westlaw search result the result list is displayed The result list contains the Citations of the documents in the result Figure 4 1 The result list helps you identify relevant documents because each item in the Results 60 Documents Add Search to WestClip qum Pam eman mo DR 1 May v FedEx Freight So
236. quests in the Print Delivery Manager Note Some delivery methods may not be available The delivery icons shown in the following example may differ from your Westlaw display Printing and Delivering Documents Links for 118 S Ct 2196 Full Screen List E Bragdon v Abbott D i 524 U S 624 118 S Ct 2196 Locate in Result U S Me 1998 Find citation Jun 25 1998 Approx 20 pages F Some negative history but Key ite al not overruled D west Reporter Image PDF Full History 524 U S 624 118 S Ct 2196 141 L Ed 2d 540 66 USLW 4601 8 A D Cases 239 12 NDLR P 227 98 Cal Daily Op Serv 5021 98 Daily Journal D A R 6973 98 CJ C A R 3268 11 Fla L Weekly Fed S 726 Direct History Graphical View Em Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert S Briefs and Other Related Documents Supreme Court of the United States gt Full Text Document Randon BRAGDON Petitioner Case Outline v Sidney ABBOTT et al Petitions Briefs amp Filings No 97 156 Argued March 30 1998 ResultsPlus iew All Decided June 25 1998 Figure 11 1 Print and delivery icons in a search result 3 Specify whether you want to print or deliver the current document selected documents or the result list If you select Current Document you can also specify whether you want to include KeyCite history and citing references Figure 11 2 4 n the Page Options section specify which document pages you want to
237. r ette eo tron di Aib LL E m UK cct a 145 Add Contentto This Tab io eoe tette dE doe actes ce ee aa ek Wed VE ENEE dU 145 Database Display Option 146 Customizing Tools in the Left Frame RENE nr ENNEN Gb EELER d eae ee ee 146 Customizing the Search Section 146 Customizing Database Groupe scies esae he eke eee een ede eee RR Ree ee 147 Editing a Database Coup 147 Displaying Individual Database Options 0 000000 tee tenes 147 Moving Database Groups and Individual Databases 0 0 00 cece eee eee 148 Sharing a Tabbed Page with Others via E Mail 148 Sending a Tabbed Pages reniy vete cea ve vete HR we Hee ade mos epe M dep 148 Receiving a Tabbed Page i22 sette mos eee ere ES eR DRE a Re Ee 149 Choosing Your Research Preferences 149 APPENDIX A WEST DIGEST TOPICS AND THEIR NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS 151 APPENDIX B AUTOMATIC EQUIVALENCIES cece cece cece eee hh hh hh hh nn 155 APPENDIX C COMBINING CONNECTORS cece cece cc ccc ce eh hh hh hh nnn 159 Tal AEST IIARILLILL ILI III IIR LL 165 vii Getting Started on Westlaw Before YOU Starts ere genes ates ba debe pev er Dives Dat e RM ERROR EP Edi d 2 System R q ilermelts a e ei aaa C ab ana a andes Roa es Oh dor RO a SCR ane 2 ABOVE TEE RI P TC EUER 2 Signing On tO Westlaw gc vet exceed E Roe achete agone eod eg hares 2 Signing Off from Westlaw s e eens 2 Navigating Ce EE 3 Links at the Top of a
238. r in the West reporters when available these documents will be delivered as PDF images 10 Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title To find and print multiple documents complete these steps 1 In the Enter Citations s text box type up to 20 citations separated by a semicolon or hard return You can also copy a list of citations from a word processing file and paste it in the text box Under Select Result Options select the appropriate check boxes to include KeyCite results or deliver PDF images this step is optional Select the KeyCite History check box to include KeyCite history for your documents Select the KeyCite Citing References check box to include KeyCite citing references for your documents Select the Substitute with Reporter Images when available check box to deliver PDF images of case law documents exactly as they appear in the West reporters If you select this option you can also select the Create one PDF for Reporter Images check box to receive a single PDF image that contains all of the case law documents in the result Under Select Delivery Options select a delivery destination and a document format PDF and word processing documents are opened or saved in the application you select For example if you select Word the document is opened in Microsoft Word Select Attached Printer if you have a printer directly connected to your computer Choose a document format HTML or PDF from the drop down list
239. research trail click List of all Research Trails then click Rename to display the New Name text box Type a name for the trail in the text box and click Go STARTING A NEW RESEARCH TRAIL DURING YOUR WESTLAW SESSION You can start a new research trail without signing off from Westlaw 1 Click New Research Trail at the Research Trail page 2 Type a client identifier to which to assign further research in the Change Client ID to text box 3 If desired type a name for the trail in the Enter New Trail Name text box 4 Click Start New Trail Note You can also start a new research trail by clicking Preferences at the top of any page and clicking Change Client ID in the left frame Getting Started on Westlaw 7 DELETING THE CURRENT RESEARCH TRAIL AT SIGN OFF To automatically delete your current research trail each time you sign off from Westlaw complete these steps 1 Click Preferences at the top of any page 2 Click Trail in the left frame 3 Select the Delete Trail at sign off check box 4 Click Save Changes 8 Getting Started on Westlaw 2 Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title Using the Find Service severo ett tente tre eq ape e Put er p Pd qu empire d 10 Using Find at the Tabbed Westlaw Page 10 Accessing Find from Any Westlaw Page 10 Tips for USING FIN EE 13 Find Elle 14 Using the CitatlonPFlield ENEE da non de aca E dac Re P D Ree We d ee 14 Using Terms from the Title of a Document 15 Retrie
240. ries and status information concerning proposed and recently adopted regulations for all 5O states and the District of Columbia ARCHIVAL REGULATIONS DATABASES Federal regulations are available in historical Code of Federal Regulations databases CFRYY where YY is the last two digits of a year starting with 1984 e g Code of Federal Regulations 2003 Version CFRO3 State regulations are available in historical Individual State Administrative Code databases XX ADCYY where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation and YY is the last two digits of a year e g California Administrative Code 2004 CA ADCO4 Coverage varies by state TREATIES DATABASES The U S Treaties and Other International Agreements database USTREATIES provides the full text of international and American Indian treaties to which the U S government is a party U S treaties are also available in the United States Treaties in Force database USTIF which contains the full text of the current edition of United States Treaties in Force published by the U S Department of State Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases 87 The European Union Treaties database EU TREATIES contains the text of treaties between member states of the European Union including the treaties establishing the European Coal and Steel Community the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community accession documents that enlarged the European communities tre
241. rop down lists Choose a document type from the Choose a Document Type drop down list Type the e mail address to which you want the updates sent in the E mail text box Separate multiple addresses with a semicolon Click Save to save your entry in the KeyRules Alert Directory KeyRules Alert i Create Entry To receive notification via e mail of updated rules complete the items below ame of alert Client ID 1000 Court California E California State Courts z State Courts z Choose a California Superior Court Los Angeles Coun z pocumentType Motions Oppositions and Replies z Select a sub document type z E mail Separate multiple e mail addresses with a semicolon Save Cancel Create Entry Directory Summary Report Tips Figure 9 4 KeyRules Alert Create Entry page Using Alert Services 121 122 Using Alert Services Creating an IP Filing Rules Alert Entry To create an IP Filing Rules Alert entry complete these steps 1 Click Create in the P Filing Rules Alert section The IP Filing Rules Alert Create Entry page Figure 9 5 is displayed Type a name for the entry in the Name of alert text box The client identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Client ID text box Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client Choose the court from which you want to receive updated documents from the series of Court drop down lists Cho
242. rrr 98 Searching Dockets acd de ee E ber eed v VOID Ee perve rr uS Oo Mew an 99 Accessing Dockets Databases nn 99 Updating DOCK StS REM es ee ahale Aaa wo Tae nes Weald alee TEENER 100 Adding Calendar Information for Your Current Dockets Result 000005 101 Monitoring Changes in Dockets 0 nett tte nett eees 102 Ordering Co rt Docutmetits csse Ete SX E ere oo oie dd inal an Fade as 103 Searching Court Document and Related Databases 93 Retrieving Court Rules COURT RULES DATABASES The Federal Rules database US RULES contains rules from the United States Code Annotated USCA State court rules are available in Individual State Court Rules databases XX RULES where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation To update court rules access a court orders database and search for the rule abbreviation and number in the citation field Court orders that update federal court rules are available in the Federal Rules Update Orders database US RULESUPDATES Court orders that update court rules governing state and local federal practice are available in the State Rules Update Orders database RULESUPDATES ALL Court orders from individual states are found in databases with the identifier XX RULESUPDATES where XX is a state s two letter postal abbreviation USING KEYRULES TO UNDERSTAND COURT RULES If you need to file a complaint answer motion or pleading in an unfamiliar court use KeyRules to find all of
243. rt service TI9 viewing full text of a document 43 44 viewing specific pages 43 50 W WestClip about 118 TI9 creating an entry 119 135 Result Options drop down list 45 West codenotes field 60 West digest topics topic and key numbers 66 70 topic field 58 60 62 63 See also West Key Number Digest Custom Digest West Key Number Digest Custom Digest 66 71 West Key Number System See West Key Number Digest Custom Digest Westlaw accessing 2 navigating 3 printer 11 signing off from 2 signing on to 2 system requirements 2 Westlaw CourtExpress 99 Westlaw Directory accessing 3 accessing a database from 21 browsing 20 changing layout for 20 searching 20 viewing all databases 20 viewing new databases 20 Westlaw Profiler 53 55 West s National Reporter System 49 West Survey Builder 88 89 wireless device printing and delivering documents n wizards Find a Company 13 Find a Database 13 22 Find a Person 13 KeyCite Alert 120 WordPerfect document format 11 words phrases field cases 60 statutes 78 Y year See added date restriction date restriction yellow flag 107 Index 173 Printed 4 10 Material 40902089 Replaces Material 40805093 2010 Thomson Reuters 1 344715 THOMSON REUTERS The trademarks used herein are the trademarks of their respective owners West trademarks are owned by West Publishing Corporation
244. rticular cases k Particular cases Formerly 78k158 1 Cal App 4 Dist 1996 Former employee failed to establish sexual discrimination and harassment claims based on evidence of romantic relationship between supervisor and another employee where there was no evidence of conduct other than favoritism toward that employee West s nn Cal Gov Code 12900 Clear all H Cited 2 times for this legal issue Bohemian Club v Fair Employment amp Housing Com 231 Cal Rptr 769 Formerly 78k158 1 78k158 78k8 1 Cal App 1 Dist 1986 Male gender was not a bona fide occupational qualification for employees of private nonprofit club whose membership was limited to males professing devotion to arts which justified club s exclusion of female employees although evidence overwhelming established that club members preferred male employees assumptions regarding the inhibiting effect women employees might Figure 5 14 Most Cited Cases list Using KeySearch KeySearch is a research tool that helps you find cases and secondary sources within a specific area of the law KeySearch guides you through the selection of terms from a classification system based on the West Key Number System and then uses the key numbers and their underlying concepts to run a query which was created by a West attorney editor for you To access KeySearch click Key Numbers at the top of any page Then click KeySearch under Browse Key Numbers A list of t
245. s sedis arrra kornera AE d A dE CFR aay diente aah Sat ba eR waa Nd at 129 Bnitorm Euws Annotated 5 toto EO CRECEN e ed EGO got a Eae one Wk ds 129 Black s Law DICHONGIY ac tdt detto te deen athe boe opta o e be bap s 130 Using FormPFinder iere ee x e pres ebbe bed ispum ed e ea ete aede Ed 131 Searching Public Records 3 us o soe eee sion aded de d pun ge e dae atn nae n a TR der 132 ACCESSING PUBLIC ReCOFds eto ud hater obere deret er eee A plos S est quera 132 Permissible Use Requirements 06 00 ccc cece eee e 132 Search Methods iue eee puer ceti E DPI E aee Ra ete Rt eed een eee en 133 News and Other Nonlegal Information iissssisisssssssssss e 134 Newspapers and Magazines 134 Scholarly and Technical Iniormation s e 135 KO EE 135 Tl PRINTING AND DELIVERING DOCUMENTS 137 Printing Documents in Your Search Result 0 cece eee cette n 138 Printing the Document You Are Viewing 138 Printing or Delivering Other Documents in Your Result 0000s 138 Specifying Default Settings oet Ee eee e ER AN EU qe Ed 140 Using the Print Delivery Manager 140 Printing or Delivering an Entry in the Print Delivery Manager 141 Deleting an Entry from the Print Delivery Manager 141 12 CUSTOMIZING YOUR SEARCH ENVIRONMENT cc cece eee eee hh e hr nnn 143 Adding and Removing Tabbed Pages A ee SN EEN eer erp ae d abe 144 Customizing Content and Display Option 145 Tab DEOS sca
246. s citation Figure 6 10 RegulationsPlus Index Selected Databases Code of Federal Regulations CFR i ABALONE ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ABANDONMENT ABATEMENT ABDOMINAL DECOMPRESSION CHAMBERS ABDUCTION Kidnapping PI R ABETTORS Accomplices and Accessories ABILENE WICHITA FALLS REGION ABNORMAL HEMOGLOBIN ASSAYS ABODE Domicile and Residence ABOLITION ABORTION ABOVEGROUND TANKS ABRASIVE WHEELS ABRASIVES ABSENCE AND ABSENTEES ABSENTEE VOTING ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATIC AGENTS AND DRESSINGS RI P IT KLING METH ABSORBABLE POLYDIOXANONE SURGICAL SUTURES Search Find by Citation Table of Contents Change Database s Notices Tips Contains Search BEDEEFGHIJRKLIMNOPOR2IUVMAYIL C starts with Figure 6 9 RegulationsPlus Index iz mem m 8 m EI RegulationsPlus Index Selected Databases Code of Federal Regulations CFR ABANDONMENT Aliens Black lung disease Coal and coal mines Controlled substances manufacturers and manufacturing Desertion Geothermal resources wells Immigration Income tax federal Indians social services protective services 25 C F R 20 403 Irrigation United States projects time entry on property 43 C F R 2524 4 More Mines and minerals Natural gas facilities authorization 18 C F R amp 157 216 Oil and gas Search Find by Citation Table of Contents
247. s inline within document text check box in the right frame A Click Save Changes Result List Links for Sh BF m EN some 1 Doc 89 U S P Q 2d 1370 Full Screen List H Sanofi Synthelabo v Apotex Inc Reeg 89 U S P Q 2d 1370 Locate in Result C A Fed Find citation December 12 2008 Approx 8 pages H Case has some history KeyCite o Y E Full History So7 Direct History Graphical View Citing References CH Monitor With KeyCite Alert CT I Full Text Document s e Hj x Case Outline Image 2 2 69 X 1 68 Available for Offline Print ResultsPlus i Resul ALR X and Y can be any of a number of substituents as identified in the patents the district court 1 Construction and Application of found that there are thirty seven possibilities for X and 1710 choices for Y The patents state Hatch Waxman Act Pub L No 98 that compounds of this class exhibit good anti platelet aggregation properties and are well 417 98 Stat 1585 1984 Codified tolerated Focusing on the 596 patent the specification includes twenty one examples of specific as Amended at 21 U S C a 355 and compounds including a compound designated as PCR 4099 which Sanofi synthesized in July 1980 39 US C a 271 E 1994 In PCR 4099 the substituent attached to the bridge carbon is the methyl ester group COOCH3 and X is chlorine in the 2 position as follows Am Jur 2d Patents 2 Novelty and Anticipation In General Anticipation
248. s of warn because n is processed before S 2 retrieving all documents in which injury occurs in the same sentence as either risk or warn where risk and warn are within five terms of each other Injury does not have to be in the same sentence as warn It can be in the same sentence as risk providing that risk is within five terms of warn Risk warn and injury do not have to appear in the same sentence If risk and warn are in two different sentences but within five terms of each other the search requirements are met if injury is in either sentence If your search is warn 5 risk p injury Westlaw processes it by 1 retrieving all documents that contain risk within five terms of warn 2 retrieving all documents in which injury occurs in the same paragraph as either warn or risk where warn and risk are within five terms of each other Remember there is no requirement that all of these terms occur in the same paragraph Using Parentheses to Clarify or Change Order of Processing Use parentheses to clarify the order of processing if you are not sure of the standard order Thus the search fail 3 warn s risk danger hazard can be expressed as fail 3 warn s risk danger hazard 2 3 1 1 162 Appendix C Combining Connectors which represents the standard order of processing Westlaw processes this query by 1 retrieving all documents that contain risk or danger or hazard because the implied OR is processed first 2 retrieving
249. s two letter postal abbreviation Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title TI Selecting a Publication Country The United States is the default country of publication for Find requests When you want to use Find to retrieve information published in a country other than the United States for example an article from a legal journal published in the United Kingdom you must specify the country of publication To specify a country for a particular Find request or a series of Find requests choose the appropriate country from the Publication Country drop down list in the left frame of the Find a Document page You can change your default country of publication for Find requests by using Preferences For information on using Preferences see Choosing Your Research Preferences on page 149 Using the Publications List The publications list is a complete list of publications and abbreviations that can be used with Find To find a publication and its correct abbreviation follow these steps 1 Atthe Find a Document page click Publications List in the left frame The publications list is displayed in the right frame Figure 2 2 2 Use the arrows at the top of the list to browse it or use the Search feature to search the list for specific words or phrases For example to search for publications whose titles include the term Harvard select Contains and type harvard in the text box Then click Search The first publication titl
250. s you want to add and then click Add For example to add a shortcut to Black s Law Dictionary select the Definitions check box and click Add Content and Display Options Hide Tab Options Add Content to this Tab Database Display Options Rename E mail Add Content Add Database Collections T Database Identifiers gt Save As Iv Table Of Contents gt All Databases gt Browse Common Tools Remove From Iv Statutes Index Scope T Rename T Remove mu Tv o TAIPEI Add Content to this Tab Close X Set gt Individual Databases and Folders Browge Tools and Content by Tab gt Change Br Layout Select All Tools D Alerts P Search CLE Materials I Definitions M Dockets E Find by citation Finding Tools KeyCite this citation Librarian Tools News Sources P TU profiler Professional 7 I Search for a database P Figure 12 2 Adding content and display options You can also use the content and display options to add database collections add tools and other resources from other tabbed pages and browse the Westlaw Directory by WestlawPRO plan Customizing Your Search Environment 145 DATABASE DISPLAY OPTIONS Use the options in the Database Display Options section to add options to your database display Select the check box next to each option you want to display For example select the Table of Contents and Statutes Index c
251. se utility is now an alternative for the relationship within the parentheses Parentheses are most commonly used to change the order of processing when you want a single term to be an alternative to a group of terms or when you want two groups of terms to be alternatives for each other Thus the search 18 5 4208 28 5 2255 2 1 3 could be changed to 18 5 4208 28 5 2255 1 3 2 Appendix C Combining Connectors 163 The following table compares the order of processing of the connectors in the two queries above Standard Order Changed Order 1 4208 or 28 1 18 within five of 4208 2 18 within five of 4208 or 28 2 28 within five of 2255 3 2255 within five of 4208 3 18 within five of 4208 or or 28 where 4208 or 28 28 within five of 2255 is within five of 18 Several relationships cannot be changed because they are ambiguous You cannot use parentheses to process a paragraph connector before a sentence connector process the amp or 96 connector before a numerical or grammatical connector Acceptable Unacceptable design s defect p mower design s defect p mower design 5 defect amp mower design 5 defect amp mower design p defect mower design p defect 96 mower Using Parentheses with the BUT NOT Connector When you use a 96 connector you might also want to use parentheses to clarify what is to be excluded from your search If your search is disability 96 to 413 amp ju tanner 2 1 you ex
252. st Key Number Digest click Key Numbers at the top of any page and then click West Key Number Digest Outline under Browse Key Numbers or Click Custom Digest at the top of the Search page in a case law database You can also find a list of West digest topics and their numerical equivalents in Appendix A HEADNOTE FIELD As mentioned above West attorney editors analyze the legal issues in a case and summarize each issue in a headnote Each headnote is usually one sentence though it is sometimes referred to as a headnote paragraph Because the headnotes are succinct expressions of the legal issues raised by the interaction of the facts in a case and the rules of law you can efficiently search for key terms in the headnote field he For example you could access the All U S Supreme Court Cases database SCT and type a query like the following he right free 5 travel One of the cases in the result is shown in Figure 5 3 Note the search terms highlighted in the headnote field Searching Case Law Databases 63 Links for e 3E E ca A Wee ate T Baa uma Full Screen List Saenz v Roe i i 526 U S 489 119 S Ct 1518 Edit Search Locate in Result sean gee May 17 1999 Approx 26 pages P Some negative history but KeyCite SS SS not overruled 7 West Headnotes zl Full History a pres He mm js KeyCite Citing References for this Headnote Citing References 092 Constitutional Law Monitor With KeyCite Alert c92XII Fr
253. t Property Abatement and Revival Abortion and Birth Control Absentees Abstracts of Title Accession Accord and Satisfaction Account Account Action on Account Stated Accountants Acknowledgment Action Action on the Case Adjoining Landowners Administrative Law and Procedure Admiralty Adoption Adulteration Adultery Adverse Possession Affidavits Agriculture Aliens Immigration and Citizenship Alteration of Instruments Alternative Dispute Resolution Ambassadors and Consuls 27 28 29 29T 30 31 34 35 36 37 38 40 Ai 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 48A 48B 49 50 5 52 54 55 56 58 59 Amicus Curiae Animals Annuities Antitrust and Trade Regulation Appeal and Error Appearance Armed Services Arrest Arson Assault and Battery Assignments Assistance Writ of Associations Assumpsit Action of Asylums and Assisted Living Facilities Attachment Attorney and Client Attorney General Auctions and Auctioneers Audita Querela Automobiles Aviation Bail Bailment Bankruptcy Banks and Banking Beneficial Associations Bigamy Bills and Notes Bonds Boundaries 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 69 70 7 72 73 74 75 76 76A 76D 76E 76H 78 79 80 81 82 83 83H 84 Bounties Breach of Marriage Promise Bribery Bridges Brokers Building and Loan Associations Burglary Cancellation of Instruments Carriers Cemeteries Census Certiorari Champerty and Ma
254. t Research Trail if necessary at the Research Trail page Then click E Mail Trail Toe mail a previous research trail click List of All Research Trails at the Research Trail page Click the name of a research trail to open it then click E Mail Trail Type one or more e mail addresses separated by semicolons in the E mail address es text box Type the subject of the e mail in the Subject text box This text will be displayed in the subject line of the e mail message Type a message to accompany the research trail in the Notes text box This text will be displayed in the body of the e mail message Select the Attach Trail Summary Notes check box to include trail notes in the e mail or clear the check box to exclude them From the Delivery Format drop down list choose the format in which you want the research trail to be displayed in the e mail message Inline HTML delivers the research trail in HTML format within the e mail message Attached HTML delivers the research trail in HTML format as an attachment to the e mail message Inline Text delivers the research trail in ASCII text only format within the e mail message Attached Text delivers the research trail in ASCII format as an attachment to the e mail message Click Send E Mailing the Current Research Trail at Sign Off To automatically e mail your current research trail each time you sign off from Westlaw complete these Steps 1 2 3 4
255. t database KEYRULES CA Figure 7 1 94 Searching Court Document and Related Databases Search Table of Contents 4 Selected Databases Change Database s Notices Tips KeyRules California State Superior Court KEYRULES CA a Terms and Connectors Natural Language Template Choose a Court Superior Court San Diego County z Choose a Document Type Search Motions Oppositions and Replies M Motions Oppositions and Replies Select All C Demurrer Motion for Leave to Amend TC Motion to Quash D Opposition to Demurrer r EEN to Motion for Leave to 7 Opposition to Motion to Amen Reply in Support of Demurrer GREG S I Reply in Support of Motion for Reply in Support of Motion k Motion to Compel Discovery Leave to Amend to Quash Opposition to Motion to Compel F Motion for Leave to File Cross Motion for Sanctions Discovery Complaint Reply in Support of Motion to Compel Opposition to Motion for Leave to L ZDRS EPN ee Discovery File Cross Complaint Figure 7 1 KeyRules search template 2 Atthe search template choose Superior Court San Diego County from the Choose a Court drop down list 3 Choose Search Motions Oppositions and Replies from the Choose a Document Type drop down list A list of common motions oppositions and replies is displayed 4 Select the check box next to Motion to Compel Discovery 5 Click Search Westlaw In the result list Figure
256. t portion 42 47 customizing the result list 44 Doc arrows 48 by document 42 46 48 by document part 48 full page view 43 45 images 52 limit display by field 50 Links tab 46 47 Locate terms in result 42 48 49 multiple sections of statutes and regulations 79 Outline link 47 Index 165 restricting fields in display 5O result list 43 44 Result List tab 46 ResultsPlus 44 46 47 by search term 47 split page view 45 Star Paging 43 49 table of contents 81 82 Term arrows 42 47 viewing consecutive documents 42 49 viewing specific documents 42 46 BUT NOT connector 96 34 C calendar information for dockets 101 caption field 78 79 case history 108 109 cases briefs 96 97 fields 58 66 find by party name 15 KeyCite 108 112 KeySearch 72 73 Most Cited Cases 70 71 Table of Authorities service TI5 topic and key number search 66 West Key Number Digest Custom Digest 66 71 changing databases 40 changing entries for an alert service TI9 choosing a search method 24 25 choosing connectors 32 34 choosing search terms 28 32 citation field cases 60 statutes 14 78 citations format 14 15 templates 11 citing references to a case 109 112 citing references to a statute 114 115 client identifier 2 Code of Federal Regulations 83 87 common terms 29 compound terms 30 concurring field 60 Congressional Record 86 Star Paging 49 connectors adding 32 AND amp 33 BUT NOT 34 choosing 32 descriptions 32 34 gr
257. tected and Discrimination Prohibited in General amp 78k1016 Handicap Disability or Illness 78k1017 k In General Most Cited Cases Formerly 78k107 1 Am Jur Proof of Facts Figure 8 5 Link to KeyCite Citing References for This Headnote feature 2 Alist of the types of citing references available in KeyCite is displayed Figure 8 6 Each type of citing reference is followed by a number that indicates how many documents of that type discuss the legal issue summarized in the headnote A KeyCite Citing References for Headnote 1 118 S Ct 2196 IClick any box to select items to search then click Go Select All Clear All Cases 26 Court Documents 117 Administrative Decisions 2 administrative Registers 1 Treatises amp Encyclopedias 7 ees sel Law Reviews amp Journals 19 Text of Headnote 1 118 S Ct 2196 c 361k223 5 1 k Administrative construction Congress repetition of a well established statutory term carries the implication that Congress intended the term to be construed in jaccordance with pre existing regulatory interpretations Figure 8 6 List of available types of citing references 3 Clickthe plus and minus symbols to browse the list Select the check boxes next to the types of citing references you want to view 4 Click Go The citing references you selected are displayed in the right frame To display the full list of citing references click Ca
258. text in the note then click Close The first few words in the note are displayed in the left frame under Sticky Notes To view a note click the note Todelete a note hold your pointer over the note and click the Close button E3 Using the Research Trail The Research Trail feature makes it easy to keep track of your Westlaw research and return to research tasks you completed previously A new research trail is automatically created each time you access Westlaw and automatically saved when you end your research session Each research trail associated with your password is available for 14 days after it is saved You can click an item in a research trail to return to that information You can download a research trail or send it to a colleague via e mail Links allow you to jump from the research trail to a document or search result on Westlaw VIEWING A RESEARCH TRAIL Viewing the Current Trail To view the research trail for the current Westlaw session click Research Trail at the top of any page Information about the tasks you ve completed during the current session is displayed including the Citations of documents you retrieved and the Westlaw databases and services you used Figure 1 2 4 Getting Started on Westlaw FIND amp PRINT KEYCITE DIRECTORY KEYNUMBERS COURT DOCS FORMFINDER SITE MAP HELP Preferences Alert Center Westlaw California Research Trail List of all Research Trails Ne
259. the applicable rules governing common court procedures in that jurisdiction KeyRules distills the information you need into a single document containing an easy to read analysis of applicable rules and judicial holdings as well as a checklist of tasks forms and timing considerations The document also contains links to Westlaw Legal Calendaring underlying rules and treatise sections KeyRules databases are currently available for motions pleadings and filings in all federal district and bankruptcy courts the U S Court of Federal Claims and selected state and local courts Accessing KeyRules You can access KeyRules databases in several ways including the following Click a link under Search KeyRules in the left frame of selected state jurisdictional pages Click KeyRules All under Court Rules and Orders in the right frame of the tabbed State Litigation page Choose a database from the KeyRules Select a Template drop down list in the left frame of the tabbed Litigation or State Litigation page and click Go Retrieving KeyRules Documents To retrieve a KeyRules document access a KeyRules database At the Search page click Template if it is not already selected Then choose a court and document type and click Search Westlaw For example to retrieve a document that describes procedures for filing a motion to compel discovery in San Diego County California follow these steps 1 Access the KeyRules California State Superior Cour
260. these defaults when you deliver documents by selecting new settings To select your default delivery settings follow these steps 1 Click Preferences in the upper right corner of any page The Location and Pricing Preferences page is displayed 2 Click Print and Download in the left frame The Print and Download Preferences page is displayed 3 Under Content Options select the check box next to each option you want to include in your delivered documents e g highlighted search terms images links to Westlaw and KeyCite flags 4 Under KeyCite Content Options select the check box next to each type of KeyCite information you want to include in your printed or delivered documents 5 Select a delivery time 6 Under Pricing choose a billing format 7 Under each delivery destination e g Attached Printer specify your delivery settings using the text boxes and drop down lists 8 Click Save Changes to save your default delivery settings Using the Print Delivery Manager The Print Delivery Manager stores pending failed and delivered requests so you can easily reprint or redeliver your documents All requests that were printed or delivered in the last 48 hours are shown in the Delivered Requests section of the Print Delivery Manager Saved and failed requests are shown in the Saved on Westlaw section of the Print Delivery Manager To view your requests click the Other icon in the upper right corner of a document or result list t
261. these steps 1 2 4 Click Delivered Requests or Saved on Westlaw if necessary In the Status column select the check box next to each entry you want to print or deliver You can print or deliver up to 10 entries Select the destination for your request by clicking the appropriate button e g Email In the displayed dialog box enter the appropriate information e g an e mail address Click Send Print or Save depending on the delivery destination you selected DELETING AN ENTRY FROM THE PRINT DELIVERY MANAGER To delete an entry select the check box next to the entry in the Status column Then click Delete Printing and Delivering Documents 141 12 Customizing Your Search Environment Adding and Removing Tabbed Pages isssss eens 144 Customizing Content and Display Option 145 Jen TX 145 Add Content to This Tab i ose et tton dE ge dE e gu ee NEES 145 Database Display Option 146 Customizing Tools in the Left Frame 146 Customizing the Search Section 146 Customizing Database Coups 147 Editing a Database Coup 147 Displaying Individual Database Options sese 147 Moving Database Groups and Individual Databases 0 cece cece eee eee ees 148 Sharing a Tabbed Page with Others via E Mail 148 Sending a Tabbed Page cene pede err RR RI UpER a EE ta whee Oat ae 148 Receiving a Tabbed Page d ver EE x ROC E PAS UE WC EP E 149 Choos
262. ting opinion use the concurring field con or the dissenting field dis respectively Searching Case Law Databases 65 66 ATTORNEY FIELD When you are looking for cases in which a particular individual was attorney of record use the attorney field at For example to search for federal cases in which David Iglesias participated access the ALL Federal Cases database ALLFEDS and type a search such as at iglesias 3 david One of the cases in the result is shown in Figure 5 7 Note the search terms highlighted in the attorney field Result List Links for amp TF B ew EN sone 820 Docs 340 Fed Appx 501 pur Screen List c U S v Chavez T dit Search Locate in Result 340 Fed Appx 501 C A 10 N M 2009 August 07 2009 Approx 6 pages a Citing References available KeyCite the money was for or why it was packaged in newspaper and electrical tape he did not unwrap or al Full History count the money and did not offer a receipt and he said he was instructed to tell informant and Direct History officer that trafficker sent him Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 88 Graphical View 401 a 1 b 1 A 406 21 U S C A 841 aXY 1 b 1 4 846 Citing References Monitor With KeyCite Alert 502 David C Iglesias Norman Cairns U S Attorney Office of the United States Attorney District of New Mexico Albuquerque NM Renee L Camacho Office of the United States Attorney
263. tlaw also offers an expanding array of statutory and regulatory materials from the European Union the United Kingdom Canada and other countries Retrieving a Statute or Regulation When You Know Its Citation RETRIEVING CURRENT MATERIALS When you want to retrieve a current statute or regulation and you know its citation use the Find service Remember that when you retrieve a statute using Find you retrieve the annotated document where available For more information on using Find see Using the Find Service on page 10 RETRIEVING HISTORICAL MATERIALS When you want to retrieve a historical statute or regulation and you know its citation access the appropriate database and search in the citation field For example if you want to retrieve the 1990 version of 20 U S C A 8 1136 access the United States Code Annotated 1990 database USCA90 and type the following Terms and Connectors query ci 20 5 1136 The 5 instructs Westlaw to retrieve documents in which 20 precedes 7136 by five terms or fewer Identifying Fields in Statutory Documents The sample document on the next page illustrates several fields in a statute on Westlaw A table following the sample document provides brief descriptions of statute document fields 76 Searching Statutory and Regulatory Databases Citation ci Prelim pr Caption ca Text te Credit cr Historical notes hn References re Annotations an Citation ci West s Ann
264. try to track new developments in an existing case Creating an Agency Tracker Entry To create an Agency Tracker entry complete the following steps 1 Click Create in the Agency Tracker section The Federal Agency Tracking Service Create Entry page is displayed Select one of the following and then click Go Receive notification for specific Federal Agency actions reported in the Federal Register This option allows you to restrict your alert results to specific types of Federal Register documents such as final or proposed rules notices requests for comments unified agendas or corrections Receive notification for new Federal Agency Opinions and Decisions This option will retrieve all Federal Register documents from a specific agency Select an agency by clicking Select Agency in the Entry Details section Click the plus and minus symbols to browse agencies within specific departments Select a check box next to the name of the agency from which you want to receive documents When you are finished click Save Using Alert Services 123 4 f you have opted to receive notification for specific federal agency actions select the type of documents you want to receive Figure 9 7 5 Type a name for your entry in the Result Title text box if desired 6 Theclient identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Client ID text box Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to anoth
265. ts the correct citation and page number when you copy text from a case statute regulation treatise or law review and paste it into a brief or other legal document To use Copy with Reference select the text you want to copy then choose Copy With Ref from the Tools drop down list at the bottom of the page and click Go The Copy with Reference dialog box is displayed containing the text you selected and the citation for the document containing the text Click Copy Then paste the copied text which includes the citation into your document Viewing Images Within Documents Many Westlaw databases contain images that may be viewed online downloaded or delivered to a destination such as a printer Figure 4 9 Images available on Westlaw include black and white photographs maps graphs flow charts and drawings Images are often found in documents from databases containing patent and trademark information case law treatises and the Federal Register If you want to view images within documents as you browse search results on Westlaw you must first select that option it is not automatically selected as a standard default To have images displayed within documents when they are available follow these steps 1 Click Preferences at the top of any page The Location and Pricing Preferences page is displayed Click Document Display in the left frame The Document Display Preferences page is displayed 2 3 Select the Automatically display image
266. udge Field sirensis rinn er bbe kk e EET E aS Oia ed dev ev PR EU TRECE US 65 Attorney Fiela aot os Emm e Ste deu isum bete he uec Re 66 EE Een ee E indu Se ERU E Muni ees 66 Searching by West Topic and Key Number ssssusussssssssss ct eet es 66 Using the West Key Number Digest Custom Digest sssisssssssssssss eee 67 Using the Search for Key Numbers Feature 69 Using the Most Cited Cases Feature 70 Using KeySearth EEN 72 Selecting a West e ee 73 Searching hie geet TEE 73 6 SEARCHING STATUTORY AND REGULATORY DATABASES cece ccc ce ern nnn 75 Retrieving a Statute or Regulation When You Know Its Citation rnaar a a 76 Retrieving Current Materials yin edere oath ber e DRE ie chaed he ERI EN ob awh dada die 76 Retrieving Historical Materials 2 0 0 hr hn 76 Identifying Fields in Statutory Documents 76 Restricting Your Search by Field 78 Prelim Field ericae EDDIE 78 Caption Field 2 25 mes Ee EE e at edet reb eed a Fab ee Uu eei re 79 Viewing Consecutive Statutes and Regulations 0 0 79 Browsing Multiple Sections of a Statute or Federal Regulation in a Single Document 79 Using Graphical Statutes e cx t eared an e eren tee me eget Pe Ve Bach en Ye ete 79 Using the Table of Contents Seice ehre det Reb e oo ido abe debo eg a 8 Accessing the Table of Contents Service 2 eect teenies 8 Browsing and Searching the Table of Contents for a Publication 0000
267. ul Alperstein Counter Defendants Appellees Nos 98 2528 98 2529 98 2530 Argued Sept 29 1999 Decided Feb 1 2000 Independent sales organization ISO which was engaged in business of securing merchants for credit card processing bank sued sub ISO for breach of contract and sub ISO counterclaimed for breach of contract and violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act RICO After second trial and second jury verdict for sub ISO the United States District Court for Richard Posner Chief Judge sitting by the Northern District of Illinois 998 F Supp 961 special designation granted ISO judgment as a matter of law Sub ISO appealed The Court of Appeals Terence T Evans Circuit Judge held that 1 new trial was proper only as to RICO claim and 2 sub ISO was entitled to damage award of 1 115 000 for breach of contract j of Grounds for Review Waiver for Pailin ta Dai m ES Figure 5 1 Result of a search restricted to the synopsis field TOPIC FIELD Each legal issue in a case published in West s National Reporter System is identified summarized in a headnote and assigned a West topic and key number West attorney editors classify the headnotes under as many topics and key numbers as apply West topic and key numbers help you focus your research and enable you to easily move between Westlaw and other West legal publications such as digests and reporters When searching on Westl
268. urisdiction is the default jurisdiction type additional search terms in the Add search terms and or connectors text box choose a date restriction from the Date Restriction drop down list 3 Click Search A list of all topic and key numbers included in your custom digest is displayed in the left frame The headnotes classified under the first topic and key number in the list are displayed in the right frame Figure 5 10 68 Searching Case Law Databases Result List Links for 2 Docs 15K1 E Screen List dit Search Locate in Result Full Text Document ResultsPlus View All Results ALR 1 Liability for Diversion of Surface Water by Raising Surface Level of Land ALR 2 Modern Status of Rules Governing Interference with Drainage of Surface Waters View All Results List of ResultsPlus Publications Ey ES A m JN wow Custom Digest iski 15 Headnotes Ir Headnotes P Sprecher v Adamson Companies 636 P 2d 1121 0715 ADJOINING LANDOWNERS 0 18 ki k Nature of mutual rights and duties Cal 1981 Uphill landowner owed legal duty of reasonable care to downhill landowner to take steps necessary to protect downhill landowner from harm from natural condition of uphill landowner s property with resulting liability for breach of duty c Marin Municipal Water Dist v Northwestern Pac R Co 61 Cal Rptr 520 Cal App 1 Dist 1967 Complaint filed by water distr
269. utheast Inc employment Discrimination Law and Louisiana charge 3 alternatively employee could not ER 2 Malouse v Winter Edit Search sv di vhistle blow p retaliat p summary judgme 649 F Supp 2d 451 MD La August 12 2009 NO CIV A 07 580 FJP CN employee who was allegedly harassed by coworker sued employer for violations of Title VII Louisiana distress and vicarious liability for coworker s alleged assault and batter and alleged harasser for assault battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress Defendants moved for Holdings The District Court Frank J Polozola J held that 1 it would decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims 2 it lacked jurisdiction over employee s Title VII Serien claim which she failed to include in her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC Database cta5 all Il SEARCH Locate in Result ist includes a portion of document text JE A m EN wow ResultsPlus Am Jur 2d Job Discrimination m nd CH In General Am Jur 2d Job Discrimination 2 Motions for Summary Judgment Propriety of Motion in Particular Circumstances Genuine Issues of Fact Retaliation View All Results 4 statute intentional infliction of emotional AmJur 2d Job 338 Fed App 356 2009 WL 1577670 Not Selected for publication in the Federal Reporter C 4 5 La June 05 2009 NO 08 31058 employee a
270. ving a Case or Brief by PBartvhame sse 15 Using the Title ISLE acd eere redeem et pum n a ee gre d musst ecd a 16 Tips for Restricting Your Gearchtotbe tetield eee eee 17 Retrieving an Attorney s or a Judge s Profile 18 Retrieving Documents by Citation or Title 9 There are several ways to quickly and easily retrieve a specific document on Westlaw You can use the Find service when you know the citation of the document access a database and restrict your search to the citation field or search using terms from the title of a document Using the Find Service The Find service is available for many types of documents including case law statutes regulations administrative decisions articles from publications such as law reviews and treatises specialized materials e g Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection and enforcement reports and materials published in foreign countries You do not need to access a database to use Find USING FIND AT THE TABBED WESTLAW PAGE At the tabbed Westlaw page type your citation in the Find this document by citation text box in the left frame and click Go To print the document immediately after it is retrieved select the and Print check box ACCESSING FIND FROM ANY WESTLAW PAGE You can click Find amp Print at the top of any Westlaw page The Find a Document page is displayed Figure 2 1 To view the full text of a document type its citation in the Find this
271. w Databases U S Federal Materials Litigation i Change Directory Layout Cases Statutes Rules Briefs Pleadings Motions Dockets Verdicts KeyRules Expert Witnesses Trial Court Orders Make Directory My Start Page Medical Litigator Drug Device Guides amp Summaries FDA Regulatory Information Medical Illustrations Family Law Topical Practice Areas Search for a database Bankruptcy Estate Planning amp Pr o E IP Lab amp Emp Real Prop Securities Directory Location All Databases gt U S Federal Materials gt Federal Statutes Ne Forms to view a description Recent Databases Formfinder Official State amp Federal i Lee of the database y Deta eforms Forms All Search Click a database name to access a database Search only Federal Statutes To access a database type all or International Worldwide Materials C Search entire directory part of a database name or identifier Amprica EU UK Asia Pacific in the Search for a database text box Internal Revenue Code of 1939 The FTX IRC39 i R Tribal Materials Internal Revenue Code of 1954 The FTX IRC54 i To access multiple databases type Cases Codes amp Indexes up to 10 database identifiers pd States Code USCA unannotated USC i santated U S C A USCA i SE Treatises CLEs and Other Practice United States Codes
272. w Research Trail Current Research Trail 02 09 2010 01 20 M for Client K Download Trail E Mail Trail Research Event Database or Citation Date Notes Viewed Document New York Times Co Inc v Tasini 121 S Ct 2381 02 09 2010 02 47 PM Add Note Search ti new york times amp tasini 2 Docs SCT 02 09 2010 02 47 PM Add Note Search ti anson p anson 1 Doc FLFL CS 02 09 2010 02 46 PM Add Note Search ti winter amp natural resources 8 Docs CTA9 02 09 2010 02 45 PM Add Note Search ti moral amp ape 1 Doc STNLR 02 09 2010 02 44 PM Add Note Search Tl buckaloo amp johnson 2 Docs CA CS 02 09 2010 02 41 PM Add Note Search ci 25 103 1 Doc DC STANNO1 02 09 2010 02 11 PM Add Note Search CI 19 5 12 26 1 Doc CFR90 02 09 2010 02 10 PM Add Note Search CI 26 5 1201 1 Doc USCA93 02 09 2010 02 09 PM Add Note Figure 1 2 Current research trail Viewing a Previous Trail To view all research trails associated with your Westlaw password from the last 14 days click List of All Research Trails at the Research Trail page If you do not return to a research trail within 14 days it is removed from the list To save a research trail for an additional 14 days click Reset Figure 1 3 Research Trail Current Research Trail New Research Trail List of All Research Trails Research Trail Client ID Date Last Accessed Expiration Days Notes 02 17 2010 08 08AM
273. w drop down list and click Save Cases Rename Cases Add Database Lu Show 5 7 Items Ohio State Cases T Ohio State amp Federal Cases I Ohio State Trial Court Orders All Federal amp State Cases T 6th Circuit Federal amp State Cases Figure 12 5 Editing a database group DISPLAYING INDIVIDUAL DATABASE OPTIONS You can also access options for individual databases within database groups Hold your pointer over a database name and then click the Show button to display available options Figure 12 6 including the following To display the Search page for a database click its database identifier e g OH CS Toview detailed information about a database click Scope Torename a database click Rename To delete a database from the group click Remove from List Customizing Your Search Environment 147 In addition to the options listed above statutes databases include the following two options e To link to the statutes index for a database click Statutes Index To display the table of contents for a database click Table of Contents Cases Show all Edit D Ohio State Cases HM Ohio State amp Federal Cases oH CS I Ohio State Trial Court Orders Ze I All Federal amp State Cases Remove from List I 6th Circuit Federal amp State Cases Statutes amp Legislative Materials ill Edit I Ohio Statutes Annotated id I Ohio Legislative Service OH ST ANN
274. wal recognized in Burlington and would defeat IDEA s purpose of ensuring that children Placement Pending Proceedings with disabilities receive an education that is both appropriate and free Similarly the 8 1401 a Conducted Under Section 18 B requirement that the school meet the standards of the state educational agency does not apply to private parental placements It would be inconsistent with the Act s goals to forbid Figure 4 7 Link to a cited document FA Link Viewer Webpage Dialog x S B A pm EN wow P School Committee of Town of Burlington Mass v Department of Educ of Mass 471 U S 359 105 S Ct 1996 U S Mass 1985 April 29 1985 Approx 8 pages 2002 To accomplish this ambitious objective the Act provides federal money to state and local educational agencies that undertake to implement the substantive and procedural requirements of the Act See Hendrick Hudson District Bd of Education v Rowle V 176 179 184 102 S Ct 3034 3037 3039 73 L Ed 2d 690 1982 The modus operandi of the Act is the already mentioned individualized educational program The IEP is in brief comprehensive statement of the educational needs of a handicapped child and the specially designed instruction and related services to be employed to meet those needs 8 1401 19 The IEP is to be developed jointly by a school official qualified in special education the child s teacher the parents or guardian and where appropr
275. while viewing a document or at the top of the page while viewing the result list You can also edit your Locate request in the Edit Locate text box at the top of the result list VIEWING CONSECUTIVE DOCUMENTS In certain databases such as those containing statutes regulations and treatises you can view consecutive documents even if they were not retrieved by your search or Find request To view consecutive documents click Previous Section or Next Section in the document header To return to the document you were originally viewing click Original Results at the top of the left frame VIEWING STAR PAGING INFORMATION Star Paging is a Westlaw feature that enables you to display print page references for the text you are viewing online This enables you to cite the print publication without looking up the reference Star Paging also allows you to move directly to a print page reference within a document Star Paging is available for many publications including the following West s National Reporter System reporters United States Reports State reporters Federal Register All law reviews United States Statutes at Large Congressional Record Star Paging references are displayed in a different color from that of the surrounding document text and are preceded by one or more asterisks which enable you to determine the publication to which a particular page number belongs For example if you retrieve Regents of the University of C
276. ww westlaw com The Westlaw sign on page is displayed Click Secure Connection at the bottom of the page if you want to access a secure Web site that encrypts your research session Click OnePass Username and Password to sign on using your username and password Note If you have not created a username and password click Register Edit to display the Manage My West OnePass Account page Click Create Account complete the registration form and Click Create Account when you are finished You will receive a message confirming your registration If you already have created a username and password type your username password and client identifier in the appropriate text boxes A client identifier should identify the research session to you It is typically the name of a client or a file number Select the Save Username check box if you want your username automatically entered each time you sign on to Westlaw Select the Save Username Password check box if you want your username and password automatically entered each time you sign on to Westlaw Select the Return to last research trail check box to use the research trail from your previous Westlaw session The trail is displayed after you sign on Click Sign On The tabbed Westlaw page is displayed Signing Off from Westlaw To sign off from Westlaw click Sign Off at the top of any page The time spent on Westlaw and the number of transactions are displayed Sign off from Westlaw be
277. y witness a tree expert who gave it as his opinion that for safety is is not necessary to cut down the The court did not order the tree cut down merely ordered the nuisance to be abated This requires only the removal of the overhanging limbs The parties and the court concluded from the witness testimony that he also meant that the overhanging were safe although he did not n Po Polk v City of Los Angeles 26 Cal 2d 519 159 P 2d 931 Cal June 12 1945 NO L A 19187 i alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendants in maintaining an electric power in a dangerous condition through said Rancho Street in defendant city of Los Angeles is an east west street which at the place involved carried little traffic Norman Levin owns a parcel of on the north side of the street There are growimg along the south line of his parallel to and near the street six eucalyptus trees and one oak The eucalyptus range from 60 to 70 feet in height and are 6 to 10 feet apart Some of the spread over the street Defendant city as a part of its business of distributing and selling electricity maintains a power along the north Baer cy gt Figure 3 12 Result list Edit Search tree branch limb crossing property line border boy Database Kaze Il SEARCH Locate in Result dA BE m H woe ResultsPlus View All Results ALR 8t or Falls Onto Adjoining Private Personal Injury and Damage Liability Corpus Jur
278. your query and leave out the common terms Common terms can be included in your query when they appear as either the first or last term in a phrase or term of art that is either hyphenated or enclosed in quotation marks The only term that cannot be processed in this way is the term the For example if you type at will Westlaw will process your request and retrieve documents that include this phrase If a common term is embedded within a phrase or hyphenated term the common term will serve as a placeholder only and will not be searched Therefore the phrase judgment with prejudice will retrieve documents in which phrases such as judgment without prejudice and judgment would prejudice appear Alternative Terms After selecting the main terms for your query consider adding alternative terms For example if you are searching for attorney you might also want to search for counsel and lawyer You should consider both synonyms and antonyms as alternative terms If you are searching for good faith you might also want to search for bad faith If you are searching for admissible you might also include inadmissible You also can use the Westlaw thesaurus to add alternative terms to your Terms and Connectors query After you type your query in the Search text box click Thesaurus See Adding Related Terms on page 26 for more information Variations of Word Forms When choosing search terms consider the various forms they might take When y

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